Imaging optical lens assembly, image capturing unit and electronic device

ABSTRACT

An imaging optical lens assembly includes four lens elements which are, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element and a fourth lens element. Each of the four lens elements has an object-side surface facing toward the object side and an image-side surface facing toward the image side. At least one of all lens surfaces of the four lens elements is aspheric and has at least one inflection point.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation patent application of U.S.application Ser. No. 17/103,699, filed on Nov. 24, 2020, issued as U.S.Pat. No. 11,555,986 on Jan. 17, 2023, which is a continuation patentapplication of U.S. application Ser. No. 16/112,666, filed on Aug. 25,2018, issued as U.S. Pat. No. 10,908,391 on Feb. 2, 2021, which claimspriority to Taiwan Application 107124063, filed on Jul. 12, 2018, whichis incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.

BACKGROUND Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to an imaging optical lens assembly, animage capturing unit and an electronic device, more particularly to animaging optical lens assembly and an image capturing unit applicable toan electronic device.

Description of Related Art

With the development of semiconductor manufacturing technology, theperformance of image sensors has been improved, and the pixel sizethereof has been scaled down. Therefore, featuring high image quality isone of the indispensable features of an optical system nowadays.

Furthermore, due to the rapid changes in technology, electronic devicesequipped with optical systems are developed towards multi-functionalityfor various applications, and therefore the functionality requirementsfor the optical systems have been increasing. However, it is difficultfor a conventional optical system to obtain a balance among therequirements such as high image quality, low sensitivity, a desirablesize of the aperture, miniaturization or required field of view.Accordingly, the present disclosure provides an optical systemsatisfying the aforementioned requirements.

SUMMARY

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, an imaging opticallens assembly includes four lens elements. The four lens elements are,in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, asecond lens element, a third lens element and a fourth lens element.Each of the four lens elements has an object-side surface facing towardthe object side and an image-side surface facing toward the image side.The object-side surface of the fourth lens element is convex in aparaxial region thereof. At least one of all lens surfaces of the fourlens elements is aspheric and has at least one inflection point. Each ofat least three of the four lens elements has an Abbe number smaller than38.0. When an f-number of the imaging optical lens assembly is Fno, acentral thickness of the third lens element is CT3, a central thicknessof the fourth lens element is CT4, and a chief ray angle at a maximumimage height of the imaging optical lens assembly is CRA, the followingconditions are satisfied:0.70<Fno<1.70;0<CT4/CT3≤0.83; and15.0 [deg.]<CRA<50.0 [deg.].

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, an imagingoptical lens assembly includes four lens elements. The four lenselements are, in order from an object side to an image side, a firstlens element, a second lens element, a third lens element and a fourthlens element. Each of the four lens elements has an object-side surfacefacing toward the object side and an image-side surface facing towardthe image side. The image-side surface of the fourth lens element isconcave in a paraxial region thereof. At least one of all lens surfacesof the four lens elements is aspheric and has at least one inflectionpoint. Either an absolute value of a curvature radius of the object-sidesurface of the fourth lens element or an absolute value of a curvatureradius of the image-side surface of the fourth lens element is smallestamong absolute values of curvature radii of all lens surfaces of thefour lens elements. When a maximum value among all Abbe numbers of thefour lens elements of the imaging optical lens assembly is Vmax, and anf-number of the imaging optical lens assembly is Fno, the followingconditions are satisfied:10.0<V max<38.0; and0.70<Fno<1.70.

According to still another aspect of the present disclosure, an imagingoptical lens assembly includes four lens elements. The four lenselements are, in order from an object side to an image side, a firstlens element, a second lens element, a third lens element and a fourthlens element. Each of the four lens elements has an object-side surfacefacing toward the object side and an image-side surface facing towardthe image side. The image-side surface of the fourth lens element isconcave in a paraxial region thereof. At least one of all lens surfacesof the four lens elements is aspheric and has at least one inflectionpoint. When a maximum value among all Abbe numbers of the four lenselements of the imaging optical lens assembly is Vmax, a curvatureradius of the object-side surface of the second lens element is R3, acurvature radius of the image-side surface of the second lens element isR4, a focal length of the imaging optical lens assembly is f, a focallength of the second lens element is f2, and a focal length of thefourth lens element is f4, the following conditions are satisfied:10.0<V max<38.0;R3/R4<3.0;−2.0<f/f2≤0.77; and−0.45<f/f4<1.5.

According to yet another aspect of the present disclosure, an imagecapturing unit includes one of the aforementioned imaging optical lensassemblies and an image sensor, wherein the image sensor is disposed onan image surface of the imaging optical lens assembly.

According to yet still another aspect of the present disclosure, anelectronic device includes the aforementioned image capturing unit.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The disclosure can be better understood by reading the followingdetailed description of the embodiments, with reference made to theaccompanying drawings as follows:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the1st embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and adistortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 1stembodiment;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the2nd embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and adistortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 2ndembodiment;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the3rd embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and adistortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 3rdembodiment;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the4th embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and adistortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 4thembodiment;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the5th embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 10 shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and adistortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 5thembodiment;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the6th embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 12 shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and adistortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 6thembodiment;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the7th embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 14 shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and adistortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 7thembodiment;

FIG. 15 is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the8th embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 16 shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and adistortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 8thembodiment;

FIG. 17 is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the9th embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 18 shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and adistortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 9thembodiment;

FIG. 19 is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the10th embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 20 shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and adistortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 10thembodiment;

FIG. 21 is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the11th embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 22 shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and adistortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 11thembodiment;

FIG. 23 is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the12th embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 24 shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and adistortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 12thembodiment;

FIG. 25 is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the13th embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 26 shows spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves and adistortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 13thembodiment;

FIG. 27 is a perspective view of an image capturing unit according tothe 14th embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 28 is one perspective view of an electronic device according to the15th embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 29 is another perspective view of the electronic device in FIG. 28;

FIG. 30 is a block diagram of the electronic device in FIG. 28 ;

FIG. 31 shows a schematic view of Y11, Y42, Yc42 and critical points andinflection points of each lens element according to the 1st embodimentof the present disclosure; and

FIG. 32 shows a schematic view of CRA according to the 1st embodiment ofthe present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

An imaging optical lens assembly includes four lens elements. The fourlens elements are, in order from an object side to an image side, afirst lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element and afourth lens element.

There can be an air gap in a paraxial region between every adjacent lenselement of the imaging optical lens assembly; that is, each of the firstthrough the fourth lens elements can be a single and non-cemented lenselement. The manufacturing process of cemented lenses is more complexthan the non-cemented lenses, particularly when an image-side surface ofone lens element and an object-side surface of the following lenselement need to have accurate curvatures to ensure both lenses beinghighly cemented. In addition, during the cementing process, those twolens elements might not be highly cemented due to misalignment and it isthereby not favorable for the image quality. Therefore, having an airgap in a paraxial region between every adjacent lens element of theimaging optical lens assembly in the present disclosure is favorable forpreventing the problem associated with the cemented lens elements andincreasing the flexibility in shape design of the lens elements so as toreduce the size of the imaging optical lens assembly and correctaberrations.

The first lens element can have an object-side surface being convex in aparaxial region thereof; therefore, it is favorable for strengtheningthe light converging capability so as to reduce the total track lengthof the imaging optical lens assembly. The first lens element can have animage-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof;therefore, it is favorable for correcting astigmatism.

The third lens element can have positive refractive power; therefore, itis favorable for reducing the size of the imaging optical lens assembly.The third lens element can have an image-side surface being convex in aparaxial region thereof; therefore, it is favorable for adjusting theincident angle of light on the fourth lens element so as to enlarge animage surface.

The fourth lens element can have an object-side surface being convex ina paraxial region thereof; therefore, it is favorable for the fourthlens element to correct field curvature. The fourth lens element canhave an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof;therefore, it is favorable for reducing the back focal length so as toreduce the total track length of the imaging optical lens assembly. Theobject-side surface of the fourth lens element can have at least onecritical point in an off-axis region thereof; therefore, it is favorablefor adjusting the incident angle of light on the fourth lens element soas to reduce surface reflection and thereby increasing illuminance onthe peripheral region of the image surface and preventing stray light.The image-side surface of the fourth lens element can have at least onecritical point in an off-axis region thereof; therefore, it is favorablefor correcting off-axis field curvature and adjusting peripheral lightrays so as to increase illuminance on the peripheral region of the imagesurface. Please refer to FIG. 31 , which shows a schematic view ofcritical points C of the fourth lens element according to the 1stembodiment of the present disclosure.

According to the present disclosure, at least one lens surface amongobject-side surfaces and image-side surfaces of the first lens element,the second lens element, the third lens element and the fourth lenselement is aspheric and has at least one inflection point. Therefore, itis favorable for increasing the shape variation of the lens elements soas to correct aberrations and thereby improve image quality, and it'salso favorable for reducing the size of the imaging optical lensassembly. Preferably, each of at least two lens surfaces among all thelens surfaces of the four lens elements can be aspheric and can have atleast one inflection point. More preferably, each of at least three lenssurfaces among all the lens surfaces of the four lens elements can beaspheric and can have at least one inflection point. Please refer toFIG. 31 , which shows a schematic view of inflection points P of thefour lens elements according to the 1st embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

According to the present disclosure, each of at least three of the fourlens elements of the imaging optical lens assembly can have an Abbenumber smaller than 38.0. Therefore, since a lens material having a lowAbbe number generally features a stronger refractive capability, thelens elements made of a low Abbe number material is favorable forcorrecting aberrations and enlarging aperture stop; in addition, whenthe imaging optical lens assembly is operated within a wavelength rangeof infrared light, the requirement of chromatic aberration correction isrelatively low, so the lens elements made of a low Abbe number materialcan be used to correct other kind of aberrations. Preferably, each ofthe four lens elements of the imaging optical lens assembly can have anAbbe number smaller than 38.0. According to the present disclosure, theAbbe number of one lens element is obtained from the following equation:V=(Nd−1)/(NF−NC), wherein V is the Abbe number of said lens element, Ndis the refractive index of said lens element at the wavelength of heliumd-line (587.6 nm), NF is the refractive index of said lens element atthe wavelength of hydrogen F-line (486.1 nm), and NC is the refractiveindex of said lens element at the wavelength of hydrogen C-line (656.3nm).

According to the present disclosure, either an absolute value of acurvature radius of the object-side surface of the fourth lens elementor an absolute value of a curvature radius of the image-side surface ofthe fourth lens element can be the smallest among all absolute values ofcurvature radii of the lens surfaces of the four lens elements (theobject-side surface of the first lens element through the image-sidesurface of the fourth lens element). Therefore, it is favorable foradjusting the shape of each lens element so as to minimize the imagingoptical lens assembly and obtain a suitable back focal length; also, itis favorable for reducing the sensitivity of the imaging optical lensassembly so as to improve the manufacturing yield rate.

According to the present disclosure, each of at least three of the firstlens element, the second lens element, the third lens element and thefourth lens element can be meniscus in a paraxial region thereof.Therefore, it is favorable for correcting aberrations and keeping theimaging optical lens assembly compact, and it's also favorable for theimaging optical lens assembly featuring a large aperture stop. A lenselement which is meniscus in a paraxial region thereof indicates that anobject-side surface and an image-side surface of the lens element arerespectively convex and concave in a paraxial region thereof, or arerespectively concave and convex in a paraxial region thereof.

According to the present disclosure, each of at least three of the firstlens element, the second lens element, the third lens element and thefourth lens element can have at least one critical point in an off-axisregion thereof. Therefore, it is favorable for increasing the shapevariation of the lens elements so as to improve peripheral image qualityand reduce the size of the imaging optical lens assembly; in addition,when the imaging optical lens assembly is operated within a wavelengthrange of infrared light, the lens elements are weaker at refractinglight rays, so the aforementioned condition is favorable for furtherimproving image quality. Preferably, each of the four lens elements ofthe imaging optical lens assembly can have at least one critical pointin an off-axis region thereof. Please refer to FIG. 31 , which shows aschematic view of critical points C of each lens element according tothe 1st embodiment of the present disclosure.

When a maximum value among all Abbe numbers of the four lens elements ofthe imaging optical lens assembly is Vmax, the following condition canbe satisfied: Vmax<38.0. Therefore, since a lens material having a lowAbbe number generally features a stronger refractive capability, thelens elements made of a low Abbe number material is favorable forcorrecting aberrations and enlarging aperture stop; in addition, whenthe imaging optical lens assembly is operated within a wavelength rangeof infrared light, the requirement of chromatic aberration correction isrelatively low, so the lens elements made of a low Abbe number materialcan be used to correct other kind of aberrations. Preferably, thefollowing condition can be satisfied: 10.0<Vmax<38.0. More preferably,the following condition can also be satisfied: 14.0<Vmax<32.0.

When an f-number of the imaging optical lens assembly is Fno, thefollowing condition can be satisfied: 0.50<Fno<2.20. Therefore, it isfavorable for providing the imaging optical lens assembly withsufficient size of aperture stop for wider applications; furthermore,the imaging optical lens assembly operated within a wavelength range ofinfrared light can have better imaging capability. Preferably, thefollowing condition can also be satisfied: 0.70<Fno<1.70.

When a central thickness of the third lens element is CT3, and a centralthickness of the fourth lens element is CT4, the following condition canbe satisfied: 0<CT4/CT3<1.60. Therefore, it is favorable for the thirdlens element and the fourth lens element to work with each other so asto reduce the size on the image side of the imaging optical lensassembly. Preferably, the following condition can also be satisfied:0<CT4/CT3≤0.83.

When a chief ray angle at a maximum image height of the imaging opticallens assembly is CRA, the following condition can be satisfied: 15.0[deg.]<CRA<50.0 [deg.]. Therefore, it is favorable for improving theresponse efficiency of an image sensor and adjusting the field of viewand size of the imaging optical lens assembly. Please refer to FIG. 32 ,which shows a schematic view of CRA according to the 1st embodiment ofthe present disclosure, wherein a chief ray CR is projected on the imagesurface 160 at the maximum image height, and the angle between a normalline of the image surface 160 and the chief ray CR is CRA.

When a curvature radius of an object-side surface of the second lenselement is R3, and a curvature radius of an image-side surface of thesecond lens element is R4, the following condition can be satisfied:R3/R4<3.0. Therefore, it is favorable for adjusting the shape of thesecond lens element so as to reduce sensitivity, thereby improvingmanufacturing yield rate. Preferably, the following condition can besatisfied: −3.9<R3/R4<3.0. More preferably, the following condition canalso be satisfied: −1.1<R3/R4<1.3.

When a focal length of the imaging optical lens assembly is f, and afocal length of the second lens element is f2, the following conditioncan be satisfied: −2.0<f/f2≤0.77. Therefore, it is favorable forpreventing overly strong refractive power of the second lens element soas to reduce aberrations such as spherical aberration.

When the focal length of the imaging optical lens assembly is f, and afocal length of the fourth lens element is f4, the following conditioncan be satisfied: −0.83<f/f4<2.0. Therefore, it is favorable forpreventing overly strong refractive power of the fourth lens element soas to obtain a suitable back focal length and reduce incident angle oflight rays on the image surface. Preferably, the following condition canalso be satisfied: −0.45<f/f4<1.5.

When an axial distance between the second lens element and the thirdlens element is T23, and the central thickness of the third lens elementis CT3, the following condition can be satisfied: 0<T23/CT3≤0.82.Therefore, it is favorable for the third lens element to correctaberrations on the object side of the imaging optical lens assembly.

When the focal length of the imaging optical lens assembly is f, a focallength of the first lens element is f1, and the focal length of thesecond lens element is f2, the following condition can be satisfied:−3.00<f/f1+f/f2≤1.00. Therefore, it is favorable for the first lenselement and second lens element to work with each other so as to correctaberrations. Preferably, the following condition can also be satisfied:−1.80<f/f1+f/f2<0.90.

When the focal length of the second lens element is f2, and the focallength of the fourth lens element is f4, the following condition can besatisfied: −2.00<f2/f4<10.0. Therefore, it is favorable for obtaining abalance between proper field of view and compactness of the imagingoptical lens assembly. Preferably, the following condition can also besatisfied: −1.50<f2/f4<4.00.

When an Abbe number of the first lens element is V1, an Abbe number ofthe second lens element is V2, an Abbe number of the third lens elementis V3, and an Abbe number of the fourth lens element is V4, thefollowing condition can be satisfied: 40.0<V1+V2+V3+V4<120.0. Therefore,proper material selection of the lens elements is favorable forimproving image quality. Preferably, the following condition can also besatisfied: 50.0<V1+V2+V3+V4<110.0.

When a maximum effective radius of the object-side surface of the firstlens element is Y11, and a maximum effective radius of the image-sidesurface of the fourth lens element is Y42, the following condition canbe satisfied: 1.0<Y42/Y11<2.4. Therefore, adjusting the ratio of outerdiameters of the object side and the image side of the imaging opticallens assembly is favorable for obtaining a balance between proper fieldof view and compactness of the imaging optical lens assembly. Pleaserefer to FIG. 31 , which shows a schematic view of Y11 and Y42 accordingto the 1st embodiment of the present disclosure.

When a vertical distance between a critical point on the image-sidesurface of the fourth lens element and an optical axis is Yc42, and themaximum effective radius of the image-side surface of the fourth lenselement is Y42, the following condition can be satisfied:0.10<Yc42/Y42<0.90. Therefore, it is favorable for adjusting the shapeof the fourth lens element so as to correct field curvature, and thusimprove peripheral image quality. Please refer to FIG. 31 , which showsa schematic view of Yc42 and Y42 according to the 1st embodiment of thepresent disclosure.

When an axial distance between the object-side surface of the first lenselement and the image surface is TL, the following condition can besatisfied: 0.50 [mm]<TL<8.0 [mm]. Therefore, it is favorable for theimaging optical lens assembly to have a suitable total track length soas to be applicable to various applications such as portable devices.

When the axial distance between the object-side surface of the firstlens element and the image surface is TL, and the maximum image heightof the imaging optical lens assembly (half of a diagonal length of aneffective photosensitive area of an image sensor) is ImgH, the followingcondition can be satisfied: 1.0<TL/ImgH<3.0. Therefore, it is favorablefor obtaining a balance between short total track length and large imagesurface.

When the Abbe number of the first lens element is V1, the Abbe number ofthe second lens element is V2, the Abbe number of the third lens elementis V3, the Abbe number of the fourth lens element is V4, an Abbe numberof the i-th lens element is Vi, and an Abbe number of the j-th lenselement is Vj, the following condition can be satisfied:0.55<Vi/Vj<1.80, wherein i=1, 2, 3 or 4; j=1, 2, 3 or 4; and i≠j.Therefore, a proper selection of materials of the lens elements isfavorable for correcting aberrations. Preferably, the followingcondition can also be satisfied: 0.60<Vi/Vj<1.67.

According to the present disclosure, at least three of the first lenselement, the second lens element, the third lens element and the fourthlens element can be made of plastic material. Therefore, it is favorablefor reducing the weight of the imaging optical lens assembly, andincreasing the flexibility in shape design of the lens elements, suchthat the size of the imaging optical lens assembly can be reduced.Preferably, all the four lens elements of the imaging optical lensassembly can be made of plastic material.

When half of a maximum field of view of the imaging optical lensassembly is HFOV, the following condition can be satisfied: 20[deg.]<HFOV<60 [deg.]. Therefore, the field of the view is configured ina range suited to applications of the imaging optical lens assembly.

When the focal length of the imaging optical lens assembly is f, and afocal length of the third lens element is f3, the following conditioncan be satisfied: −1.0<f/f3<2.0. Therefore, it is favorable for thethird lens element to have proper refractive power so as to the totaltrack length of the imaging optical lens assembly.

When the focal length of the imaging optical lens assembly is f, thefocal length of the third lens element is f3, and the focal length ofthe fourth lens element is f4, the following condition can be satisfied:0<f/f3+f/f4<4.0. Therefore, it is favorable for adjusting the refractivepower on the image side of the imaging optical lens assembly so as toreduce the total track length and prevent overly large incident angle oflight rays on the image surface. Preferably, the following condition canalso be satisfied: 0.35≤f/f3+f/f4<3.0.

When the curvature radius of the object-side surface of the second lenselement is R3, and the focal length of the imaging optical lens assemblyis f, the following condition can be satisfied: −1.14<R3/f<36.0.Therefore, it is favorable for adjusting the shape of the second lenselement so as to correct aberrations generated by the first lenselement.

When the focal length of the imaging optical lens assembly is f, and acomposite focal length of the second lens element and the third lenselement is f23, the following condition can be satisfied:0.78≤f23/f<6.2. Therefore, it is favorable for the second lens elementand third lens element to work with each other so as to adjust theincident direction of light rays onto the fourth lens element, and thusreduce the size of the imaging optical lens assembly and increase theimage surface area.

When a central thickness of the second lens element is CT2, and thecentral thickness of the fourth lens element is CT4, the followingcondition can be satisfied: 0.90<CT2/CT4<3.0. Therefore, adjusting thecentral thickness of the lens elements is favorable for balancing thedistribution of the lens elements of the imaging optical lens assemblyso as to correct aberrations and reduce the total track length.

When a curvature radius of the image-side surface of the third lenselement is R6, and the curvature radius of the object-side surface ofthe fourth lens element is R7, the following condition can be satisfied:R6/R7<−0.70. Therefore, it is favorable for balancing the lens surfaceshape on the third lens element and the fourth lens element so as tocorrect off-axis aberrations.

When the curvature radius of the object-side surface of the fourth lenselement is R7, and the curvature radius of the image-side surface of thefourth lens element is R8, the following condition can be satisfied:0<R7/R8<1.41. Therefore, it is favorable for adjusting the shape of thefourth lens element so as to correct off-axis aberrations.

When a curvature radius of the object-side surface of the first lenselement is R1, and a curvature radius of the image-side surface of thefirst lens element is R2, the following condition can be satisfied:0<R2/R1<2.65. Therefore, it is favorable for adjusting the shape of thefirst lens element so as to correct astigmatism.

When the focal length of the imaging optical lens assembly is f, and thecurvature radius of the image-side surface of the third lens element isR6, the following condition can be satisfied: −2.08≤f/R6<0. Therefore,it is favorable for preventing overly curved image-side surface of thethird lens element so as to reduce manufacturing problems.

When the axial distance between the object-side surface of the firstlens element and the image surface is TL, and an entrance pupil diameterof the imaging optical lens assembly is EPD, the following condition canbe satisfied: 1.0<TL/EPD<3.0. Therefore, it is favorable for obtaining abalance between total track length and size of aperture stop, and it'salso favorable for the imaging optical lens assembly featuring a largeaperture stop. Preferably, the following condition can also besatisfied: 1.0<TL/EPD<2.0.

When the focal length of the imaging optical lens assembly is f, and thefocal length of the first lens element is f1, the following conditioncan be satisfied: −1.0<f/f1<2.0. Therefore, it is favorable forstrengthening the light converging capability of the imaging opticallens assembly.

According to the present disclosure, the imaging optical lens assemblycan be operated within infrared light having a wavelength range of 750nanometers (nm) to 1600 nm. Therefore, it is favorable for reducing thedisturbance of visible light when operated within infrared light so asto be used to applications such as motion capturing and 3D(three-dimensional) image capturing applications; furthermore, it's alsofavorable for the imaging optical lens assembly to be applied inlow-light conditions, such as photographing at night.

When a maximum value among maximum effective radii of all lens surfacesof the four lens elements of the imaging optical lens assembly is Ymax,and a minimum value among maximum effective radii of all lens surfacesof the four lens elements of the imaging optical lens assembly is Ymin,the following condition can be satisfied: 1.0<Ymax/Ymin<2.5. Therefore,adjusting the outer diameter of the imaging optical lens assembly isfavorable for balancing between the field of view and the size of theimaging optical lens assembly and being configured with a large aperturestop.

According to the present disclosure, when the parameters (e.g.,refractive index and focal length) of the imaging optical lens assembly,the image capturing unit and the electronic device are not specificallydefined, these parameters may be determined according to the operatingwavelength range; that is, when the operating wavelength range is awavelength range of visible light (e.g., 350 nm to 750 nm), theseparameters are defined at the wavelength of helium d-line (587.6 nm);when the operating wavelength range is a wavelength range of infraredlight (e.g., 750 nm to 1600 nm), these parameters are defined at thewavelength of 940 nm.

According to the present disclosure, the aforementioned features andconditions can be utilized in numerous combinations so as to achievecorresponding effects.

According to the present disclosure, the lens elements of the imagingoptical lens assembly can be made of either glass or plastic material.When the lens elements are made of glass material, the refractive powerdistribution of the imaging optical lens assembly may be more flexible.The glass lens element can either be made by grinding or molding. Whenthe lens elements are made of plastic material, the manufacturing costcan be effectively reduced. Furthermore, surfaces of each lens elementcan be arranged to be aspheric, which allows more control variables foreliminating aberrations thereof, the required number of the lenselements can be reduced, and the total track length of the imagingoptical lens assembly can be effectively shortened. The asphericsurfaces may be formed by plastic injection molding or glass molding.

According to the present disclosure, one or more of the lens elements'material may optionally include an additive which alters the lenselements' transmittance in a specific range of wavelength for areduction in unwanted stray light or colour deviation. For example, theadditive may optionally filter out light in the wavelength range of 600nm to 800 nm to reduce excessive red light and/or near infrared light;or may optionally filter out light in the wavelength range of 350 nm to450 nm to reduce excessive blue light and/or near ultraviolet light frominterfering the final image. The additive may be homogeneously mixedwith a plastic material to be used in manufacturing a mixed-materiallens element by injection molding.

According to the present disclosure, when a lens surface is aspheric, itmeans that the lens surface has an aspheric shape throughout itsoptically effective area, or a portion(s) thereof.

According to the present disclosure, each of an object-side surface andan image-side surface has a paraxial region and an off-axis region. Theparaxial region refers to the region of the surface where light raystravel close to the optical axis, and the off-axis region refers to theregion of the surface away from the paraxial region. Particularly,unless otherwise stated, when the lens element has a convex surface, itindicates that the surface is convex in the paraxial region thereof;when the lens element has a concave surface, it indicates that thesurface is concave in the paraxial region thereof. Moreover, when aregion of refractive power or focus of a lens element is not defined, itindicates that the region of refractive power or focus of the lenselement is in the paraxial region thereof.

According to the present disclosure, an inflection point is a point onthe surface of the lens element at which the surface changes fromconcave to convex, or vice versa. A critical point is a non-axial pointof the lens surface where its tangent is perpendicular to the opticalaxis.

According to the present disclosure, an image surface of the imagingoptical lens assembly, based on the corresponding image sensor, can beflat or curved, especially a curved surface being concave facing towardsthe object side of the imaging optical lens assembly.

According to the present disclosure, an image correction unit, such as afield flattener, can be optionally disposed between the lens elementclosest to the image side of the imaging optical lens assembly and theimage surface for correction of aberrations such as field curvature. Theoptical properties of the image correction unit, such as curvature,thickness, index of refraction, position and surface shape (convex orconcave surface with spherical, aspheric, diffractive or Fresnel types),can be adjusted according to the design of an image capturing unit. Ingeneral, a preferable image correction unit is, for example, a thintransparent element having a concave object-side surface and a planarimage-side surface, and the thin transparent element is disposed nearthe image surface.

According to the present disclosure, the imaging optical lens assemblycan include at least one stop, such as an aperture stop, a glare stop ora field stop. Said glare stop or said field stop is set for eliminatingthe stray light and thereby improving image quality thereof.

According to the present disclosure, an aperture stop can be configuredas a front stop or a middle stop. A front stop disposed between animaged object and the first lens element can provide a longer distancebetween an exit pupil of the imaging optical lens assembly and the imagesurface to produce a telecentric effect, and thereby improves theimage-sensing efficiency of an image sensor (for example, CCD or CMOS).A middle stop disposed between the first lens element and the imagesurface is favorable for enlarging the viewing angle of the imagingoptical lens assembly and thereby provides a wider field of view for thesame.

According to the present disclosure, the imaging optical lens assemblycan include an aperture control unit. The aperture control unit may be amechanical component or a light modulator, which can control the sizeand shape of the aperture through electricity or electrical signals. Themechanical component can include a movable member, such as a bladeassembly or a light baffle. The light modulator can include a shieldingelement, such as a filter, an electrochromic material or aliquid-crystal layer. The aperture control unit controls the amount ofincident light or exposure time to enhance the capability of imagequality adjustment. In addition, the aperture control unit can be theaperture stop of the present disclosure, which changes the f-number toobtain different image effects, such as the depth of field or lensspeed.

According to the above description of the present disclosure, thefollowing specific embodiments are provided for further explanation.

1st Embodiment

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the1st embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 shows, in order fromleft to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves anda distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 1stembodiment. In FIG. 1 , the image capturing unit includes the imagingoptical lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the presentdisclosure and an image sensor 170. The imaging optical lens assemblyincludes, in order from an object side to an image side, an aperturestop 100, a first lens element 110, a second lens element 120, a thirdlens element 130, a fourth lens element 140, a filter 150 and an imagesurface 160. The imaging optical lens assembly includes four single andnon-cemented lens elements (110, 120, 130 and 140) with no additionallens element disposed between each of the adjacent four lens elements,wherein there is an air gap between every adjacent lens element.

The first lens element 110 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 111 being convex in a paraxial region thereof and animage-side surface 112 being concave in a paraxial region thereof. Thefirst lens element 110 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 111 and the image-side surface 112 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 111 of the first lens element 110 hasone inflection point. The image-side surface 112 of the first lenselement 110 has one inflection point. The image-side surface 112 of thefirst lens element 110 has one critical point in an off-axis regionthereof.

The second lens element 120 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 121 being convex in a paraxial region thereof and animage-side surface 122 being convex in a paraxial region thereof. Thesecond lens element 120 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 121 and the image-side surface 122 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 121 of the second lens element 120 hasone inflection point. The image-side surface 122 of the second lenselement 120 has one inflection point. The object-side surface 121 of thesecond lens element 120 has one critical point in an off-axis regionthereof.

The third lens element 130 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 131 being concave in a paraxial region thereof andan image-side surface 132 being convex in a paraxial region thereof. Thethird lens element 130 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 131 and the image-side surface 132 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 131 of the third lens element 130 hastwo inflection points. The image-side surface 132 of the third lenselement 130 has two inflection points. The object-side surface 131 ofthe third lens element 130 has one critical point in an off-axis regionthereof. The image-side surface 132 of the third lens element 130 hasone critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

The fourth lens element 140 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 141 being convex in a paraxial region thereof and animage-side surface 142 being concave in a paraxial region thereof. Thefourth lens element 140 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 141 and the image-side surface 142 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 141 of the fourth lens element 140 hasone inflection point. The image-side surface 142 of the fourth lenselement 140 has one inflection point. The object-side surface 141 of thefourth lens element 140 has one critical point in an off-axis regionthereof. The image-side surface 142 of the fourth lens element 140 hasone critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

The filter 150 is made of glass material and located between the fourthlens element 140 and the image surface 160, and will not affect thefocal length of the imaging optical lens assembly. The image sensor 170is disposed on or near the image surface 160 of the imaging optical lensassembly.

In this embodiment, each of the first lens element 110, the second lenselement 120, the third lens element 130 and the fourth lens element 140has an Abbe number smaller than 38.0.

The equation of the aspheric surface profiles of the aforementioned lenselements of the 1st embodiment is expressed as follows:

${{X(Y)} = {{( {Y^{2}/R} )/( {1 + {{sqrt}( {1 - {( {1 + k} ) \times ( {Y/R} )^{2}}} )}} )} + {\sum\limits_{i}{({Ai}) \times ( Y^{i} )}}}},$where,

X is the relative distance between a point on the aspheric surfacespaced at a distance Y from an optical axis and the tangential plane atthe aspheric surface vertex on the optical axis;

Y is the vertical distance from the point on the aspheric surface to theoptical axis;

R is the curvature radius;

k is the conic coefficient; and

Ai is the i-th aspheric coefficient, and in the embodiments, i may be,but is not limited to, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16.

In the imaging optical lens assembly of the image capturing unitaccording to the 1st embodiment, when a focal length of the imagingoptical lens assembly is f, an f-number of the imaging optical lensassembly is Fno, and half of a maximum field of view of the imagingoptical lens assembly is HFOV, these parameters have the followingvalues: f=1.86 millimeters (mm), Fno=1.11, HFOV=38.8 degrees (deg.).

When an Abbe number of the first lens element 110 is V1, the followingcondition is satisfied: V1=23.5.

When an Abbe number of the second lens element 120 is V2, the followingcondition is satisfied: V2=23.5.

When an Abbe number of the third lens element 130 is V3, the followingcondition is satisfied: V3=23.5.

When an Abbe number of the fourth lens element 140 is V4, the followingcondition is satisfied: V4=23.5.

When a maximum value among all Abbe numbers of the four lens elements ofthe imaging optical lens assembly is Vmax, the following condition issatisfied: Vmax=23.5.

When the Abbe number of the first lens element 110 is V1, the Abbenumber of the second lens element 120 is V2, the Abbe number of thethird lens element 130 is V3, and the Abbe number of the fourth lenselement 140 is V4, the following condition is satisfied:V1+V2+V3+V4=94.0.

When the Abbe number of the first lens element 110 is V1, the Abbenumber of the second lens element 120 is V2, the Abbe number of thethird lens element 130 is V3, and the Abbe number of the fourth lenselement 140 is V4, the following conditions are satisfied: V1/V2=1.00;V1/V3=1.00; V1/V4=1.00; V2/V1=1.00; V2/V3=1.00; V2/V4=1.00; V3/V1=1.00;V3/V2=1.00; V3/V4=1.00; V4/V1=1.00; V4/V2=1.00; and V4/V3=1.00.

When a central thickness of the second lens element 120 is CT2, and acentral thickness of the fourth lens element 140 is CT4, the followingcondition is satisfied: CT2/CT4=2.11.

When a central thickness of the third lens element 130 is CT3, and thecentral thickness of the fourth lens element 140 is CT4, the followingcondition is satisfied: CT4/CT3=0.68.

When an axial distance between the second lens element 120 and the thirdlens element 130 is T23, and the central thickness of the third lenselement 130 is CT3, the following condition is satisfied: T23/CT3=0.59.In this embodiment, an axial distance between two adjacent lens elementsis an air gap in a paraxial region between the two adjacent lenselements.

When an axial distance between the object-side surface 111 of the firstlens element 110 and the image surface 160 is TL, the followingcondition is satisfied: TL=3.00 [mm].

When the axial distance between the object-side surface 111 of the firstlens element 110 and the image surface 160 is TL, and an entrance pupildiameter of the imaging optical lens assembly is EPD, the followingcondition is satisfied: TL/EPD=1.78.

When the axial distance between the object-side surface 111 of the firstlens element 110 and the image surface 160 is TL, and a maximum imageheight of the imaging optical lens assembly is ImgH, the followingcondition is satisfied: TL/ImgH=2.00.

When a curvature radius of the object-side surface 111 of the first lenselement 110 is R1, and a curvature radius of the image-side surface 112of the first lens element 110 is R2, the following condition issatisfied: R2/R1=0.97.

When a curvature radius of the object-side surface 121 of the secondlens element 120 is R3, and the focal length of the imaging optical lensassembly is f, the following condition is satisfied: R3/f=0.89.

When the curvature radius of the object-side surface 121 of the secondlens element 120 is R3, and a curvature radius of the image-side surface122 of the second lens element 120 is R4, the following condition issatisfied: R3/R4=−0.10.

When a curvature radius of the image-side surface 132 of the third lenselement 130 is R6, and a curvature radius of the object-side surface 141of the fourth lens element 140 is R7, the following condition issatisfied: R6/R7=−1.42.

When the curvature radius of the object-side surface 141 of the fourthlens element 140 is R7, and a curvature radius of the image-side surface142 of the fourth lens element 140 is R8, the following condition issatisfied: R7/R8=1.09.

When the focal length of the imaging optical lens assembly is f, and afocal length of the first lens element 110 is f1, the followingcondition is satisfied: f/f1=0.08.

When the focal length of the imaging optical lens assembly is f, and afocal length of the second lens element 120 is f2, the followingcondition is satisfied: f/f2=0.75.

When the focal length of the imaging optical lens assembly is f, and afocal length of the third lens element 130 is f3, the followingcondition is satisfied: f/f3=0.28.

When the focal length of the imaging optical lens assembly is f, and afocal length of the fourth lens element 140 is f4, the followingcondition is satisfied: f/f4=0.07.

When the focal length of the imaging optical lens assembly is f, thefocal length of the first lens element 110 is f1, and the focal lengthof the second lens element 120 is f2, the following condition issatisfied: f/f1+f/f2=0.84.

When the focal length of the imaging optical lens assembly is f, thefocal length of the third lens element 130 is f3, and the focal lengthof the fourth lens element 140 is f4, the following condition issatisfied: f/f3+f/f4=0.35.

When the focal length of the imaging optical lens assembly is f, and thecurvature radius of the image-side surface 132 of the third lens element130 is R6, the following condition is satisfied: f/R6=−1.68.

When the focal length of the second lens element 120 is f2, and thefocal length of the fourth lens element 140 is f4, the followingcondition is satisfied: f2/f4=0.09.

When the focal length of the imaging optical lens assembly is f, and acomposite focal length of the second lens element 120 and the third lenselement 130 is f23, the following condition is satisfied: f23/f=1.13.

When a chief ray angle at the maximum image height of the imagingoptical lens assembly is CRA, the following condition is satisfied:CRA=32.8 [deg.].

When a maximum effective radius of the object-side surface 111 of thefirst lens element 110 is Y11, and a maximum effective radius of theimage-side surface 142 of the fourth lens element 140 is Y42, thefollowing condition is satisfied: Y42/Y11=1.45.

When a vertical distance between the critical point on the image-sidesurface 142 of the fourth lens element 140 and the optical axis is Yc42,and the maximum effective radius of the image-side surface 142 of thefourth lens element 140 is Y42, the following condition is satisfied:Yc42/Y42=0.74.

When a maximum value among maximum effective radii of all lens surfacesof the four lens elements of the imaging optical lens assembly is Ymax,and a minimum value among maximum effective radii of all lens surfacesof the four lens elements of the imaging optical lens assembly is Ymin,the following condition is satisfied: Ymax/Ymin=1.45.

The detailed optical data of the 1st embodiment are shown in Table 1 andthe aspheric surface data are shown in Table 2 below.

TABLE 1 1st Embodiment f = 1.86 mm, Fno = 1.11, HFOV = 38.8 deg. FocalSurface # Curvature Radius Thickness Material Index Abbe # Length  0Object Plano 400.000  1 Ape. Stop Plano −0.270  2 Lens 1 1.103 (ASP)0.298 Plastic 1.617 23.5 22.90  3 1.073 (ASP) 0.277  4 Lens 2 1.661(ASP) 0.527 Plastic 1.617 23.5 2.47  5 −16.584 (ASP) 0.215  6 Lens 3−1.331 (ASP) 0.365 Plastic 1.617 23.5 6.58  7 −1.107 (ASP) 0.030  8 Lens4 0.780 (ASP) 0.250 Plastic 1.617 23.5 28.41  9 0.716 (ASP) 0.500 10Filter Plano 0.210 Glass 1.508 64.2 — 11 Plano 0.327 12 Image Plano —Note: Reference wavelength is 940.0 nm (infrared light).

TABLE 2 Aspheric Coefficients Surface # 2 3 4 5 k= −1.1806E+00−1.0654E+01 2.5002E−01 −3.2596E+01 A4= 9.7721E−02 7.1685E−01 −2.3706E−012.1241E−02 A6= −9.2995E−01 −1.8659E+00 1.1358E+00 −7.2013E−02 A8=3.5615E+00 3.4119E+00 −5.2154E+00 −1.8384E+00 A10= −7.5211E+00−4.6549E+00 1.1905E+01 4.7243E+00 A12= 7.8463E+00 3.4924E+00 −1.4152E+01−4.6829E+00 A14= −3.2932E+00 −1.2380E+00 6.1590E+00 1.6423E+00 Surface #6 7 8 9 k= −4.0183E−01 −4.4095E−01 −1.0229E+00 −4.7147E+00 A4=5.3617E−01 2.0555E−01 −9.4572E−01 2.3313E−01 A6= −1.3148E+00 −1.2390E+001.3225E+00 −1.4145E+00 A8= −1.1737E+00 4.5784E+00 −3.1342E+00 2.4735E+00A10= 1.0729E+01 −8.9943E+00 5.3894E+00 −2.4434E+00 A12= −1.6648E+011.1303E+01 −5.2492E+00 1.3956E+00 A14= 1.0870E+01 −7.3983E+00 2.5050E+00−4.3662E−01 A16= −2.6867E+00 1.8513E+00 −4.4784E−01 5.8604E−02

In Table 1, the curvature radius, the thickness and the focal length areshown in millimeters (mm). Surface numbers 0-12 represent the surfacessequentially arranged from the object side to the image side along theoptical axis. In Table 2, k represents the conic coefficient of theequation of the aspheric surface profiles. A4-16 represent the asphericcoefficients ranging from the 4th order to the 16th order. The tablespresented below for each embodiment are the corresponding schematicparameter and aberration curves, and the definitions of the tables arethe same as Table 1 and Table 2 of the 1st embodiment. Therefore, anexplanation in this regard will not be provided again.

2nd Embodiment

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the2nd embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 4 shows, in order fromleft to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves anda distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 2ndembodiment. In FIG. 3 , the image capturing unit includes the imagingoptical lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the presentdisclosure and an image sensor 270. The imaging optical lens assemblyincludes, in order from an object side to an image side, an aperturestop 200, a first lens element 210, a second lens element 220, a thirdlens element 230, a fourth lens element 240, a filter 250 and an imagesurface 260. The imaging optical lens assembly includes four single andnon-cemented lens elements (210, 220, 230 and 240) with no additionallens element disposed between each of the adjacent four lens elements,wherein there is an air gap between every adjacent lens element.

The first lens element 210 with negative refractive power has anobject-side surface 211 being convex in a paraxial region thereof and animage-side surface 212 being concave in a paraxial region thereof. Thefirst lens element 210 is made of glass material and has the object-sidesurface 211 and the image-side surface 212 being both aspheric. Theobject-side surface 211 of the first lens element 210 has one inflectionpoint. The image-side surface 212 of the first lens element 210 has oneinflection point.

The second lens element 220 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 221 being convex in a paraxial region thereof and animage-side surface 222 being convex in a paraxial region thereof. Thesecond lens element 220 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 221 and the image-side surface 222 being bothaspheric. The image-side surface 222 of the second lens element 220 hasone inflection point.

The third lens element 230 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 231 being concave in a paraxial region thereof andan image-side surface 232 being convex in a paraxial region thereof. Thethird lens element 230 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 231 and the image-side surface 232 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 231 of the third lens element 230 hastwo inflection points. The image-side surface 232 of the third lenselement 230 has two inflection points. The object-side surface 231 ofthe third lens element 230 has one critical point in an off-axis regionthereof. The image-side surface 232 of the third lens element 230 hasone critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

The fourth lens element 240 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 241 being convex in a paraxial region thereof and animage-side surface 242 being concave in a paraxial region thereof. Thefourth lens element 240 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 241 and the image-side surface 242 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 241 of the fourth lens element 240 hasone inflection point. The image-side surface 242 of the fourth lenselement 240 has one inflection point. The object-side surface 241 of thefourth lens element 240 has one critical point in an off-axis regionthereof. The image-side surface 242 of the fourth lens element 240 hasone critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

The filter 250 is made of glass material and located between the fourthlens element 240 and the image surface 260, and will not affect thefocal length of the imaging optical lens assembly. The image sensor 270is disposed on or near the image surface 260 of the imaging optical lensassembly.

In this embodiment, each of the first lens element 210, the second lenselement 220, the third lens element 230 and the fourth lens element 240has an Abbe number smaller than 38.0.

The detailed optical data of the 2nd embodiment are shown in Table 3 andthe aspheric surface data are shown in Table 4 below.

TABLE 3 2nd Embodiment f = 2.02 mm, Fno = 1.25, HFOV = 36.6 deg. FocalSurface # Curvature Radius Thickness Material Index Abbe # Length  0Object Plano 600.000  1 Ape. Stop Plano −0.277  2 Lens 1 0.930 (ASP)0.174 Glass 1.961 20.7 −65.70  3 0.833 (ASP) 0.232  4 Lens 2 1.841 (ASP)0.664 Plastic 1.649 18.4 2.64  5 −21.146 (ASP) 0.259  6 Lens 3 −1.991(ASP) 0.316 Plastic 1.649 18.4 6.06  7 −1.405 (ASP) 0.010  8 Lens 41.177 (ASP) 0.390 Plastic 1.649 18.4 37.44  9 1.075 (ASP) 0.500 10Filter Plano 0.110 Glass 1.508 64.2 — 11 Plano 0.461 12 Image Plano —Note: Reference wavelength is 940.0 nm (infrared light).

TABLE 4 Aspheric Coefficients Surface # 2 3 4 5 k= −1.3716E+00−4.0113E+00 1.6536E+00 7.1331E+01 A4= 5.7168E−02 6.0659E−01 −1.3046E−01−1.2019E−01 A6= −4.2714E−01 −1.6125E+00 7.0040E−02 −2.3587E−01 A8=1.2744E+00 3.5274E+00 −6.4117E−01 −3.5215E−01 A10= −2.6259E+00−5.8936E+00 1.1731E+00 1.8430E+00 A12= 2.3921E+00 5.1020E+00 −8.2688E−01−2.1526E+00 A14= −9.4825E−01 −1.7400E+00 1.9932E−01 8.2778E−01 Surface #6 7 8 9 k= 1.0634E+00 −6.0298E−01 −6.6801E−01 −8.1940E+00 A4= 4.7753E−013.8914E−01 −4.8720E−01 2.4104E−01 A6= −1.0200E+00 −1.7980E+00−2.0756E−01 −1.1667E+00 A8= −7.3678E−01 5.8336E+00 1.2576E+00 2.0742E+00A10= 8.4256E+00 −1.1188E+01 −2.3246E+00 −2.2083E+00 A12= −1.4129E+011.5020E+01 2.4389E+00 1.4010E+00 A14= 9.9320E+00 −1.1108E+01 −1.4442E+00−4.9069E−01 A16= −2.6671E+00 3.1898E+00 3.5353E−01 7.2583E−02

In the 2nd embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles ofthe aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1stembodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in thefollowing table are the same as those stated in the 1st embodiment withcorresponding values for the 2nd embodiment, so an explanation in thisregard will not be provided again.

Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 3 and Table 4 asthe following values and satisfy the following conditions:

2nd Embodiment f [mm] 2.02 T23/CT3 0.82 Fno 1.25 TL [mm] 3.12 HFOV[deg.] 36.6 TL/EPD 1.92 V1 20.7 TL/ImgH 2.08 V2 18.4 R2/R1 0.90 V3 18.4R3/f 0.91 V4 18.4 R3/R4 −0.09 Vmax 20.7 R6/R7 −1.19 V1 + V2 + V3 + V475.9 R7/R8 1.09 V1/V2 1.12 f/f1 −0.03 V1/V3 1.12 f/f2 0.77 V1/V4 1.12f/f3 0.33 V2/V1 0.89 f/f4 0.05 V2/V3 1.00 f/f1 + f/f2 0.73 V2/V4 1.00f/f3 + f/f4 0.39 V3/V1 0.89 f/R6 −1.44 V3/V2 1.00 f2/f4 0.07 V3/V4 1.00f23/f 1.05 V4/V1 0.89 CRA [deg.] 34.4 V4/V2 1.00 Y42/Y11 1.43 V4/V3 1.00Yc42/Y42 0.80 CT2/CT4 1.70 Ymax/Ymin 1.43 CT4/CT3 1.23 — —

3rd Embodiment

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the3rd embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 6 shows, in order fromleft to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves anda distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 3rdembodiment. In FIG. 5 , the image capturing unit includes the imagingoptical lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the presentdisclosure and an image sensor 370. The imaging optical lens assemblyincludes, in order from an object side to an image side, an aperturestop 300, a first lens element 310, a second lens element 320, a stop301, a third lens element 330, a fourth lens element 340, a filter 350and an image surface 360. The imaging optical lens assembly includesfour single and non-cemented lens elements (310, 320, 330 and 340) withno additional lens element disposed between each of the adjacent fourlens elements, wherein there is an air gap between every adjacent lenselement.

The first lens element 310 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 311 being convex in a paraxial region thereof and animage-side surface 312 being concave in a paraxial region thereof. Thefirst lens element 310 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 311 and the image-side surface 312 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 311 of the first lens element 310 hasone inflection point. The image-side surface 312 of the first lenselement 310 has one inflection point. The object-side surface 311 of thefirst lens element 310 has one critical point in an off-axis regionthereof. The image-side surface 312 of the first lens element 310 hasone critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

The second lens element 320 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 321 being convex in a paraxial region thereof and animage-side surface 322 being convex in a paraxial region thereof. Thesecond lens element 320 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 321 and the image-side surface 322 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 321 of the second lens element 320 hasone inflection point. The object-side surface 321 of the second lenselement 320 has one critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

The third lens element 330 with negative refractive power has anobject-side surface 331 being concave in a paraxial region thereof andan image-side surface 332 being convex in a paraxial region thereof. Thethird lens element 330 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 331 and the image-side surface 332 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 331 of the third lens element 330 hasone inflection point. The image-side surface 332 of the third lenselement 330 has one inflection point. The object-side surface 331 of thethird lens element 330 has one critical point in an off-axis regionthereof. The image-side surface 332 of the third lens element 330 hasone critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

The fourth lens element 340 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 341 being convex in a paraxial region thereof and animage-side surface 342 being concave in a paraxial region thereof. Thefourth lens element 340 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 341 and the image-side surface 342 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 341 of the fourth lens element 340 hasone inflection point. The image-side surface 342 of the fourth lenselement 340 has one inflection point. The object-side surface 341 of thefourth lens element 340 has one critical point in an off-axis regionthereof. The image-side surface 342 of the fourth lens element 340 hasone critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

The filter 350 is made of glass material and located between the fourthlens element 340 and the image surface 360, and will not affect thefocal length of the imaging optical lens assembly. The image sensor 370is disposed on or near the image surface 360 of the imaging optical lensassembly.

In this embodiment, each of the first lens element 310, the second lenselement 320, the third lens element 330 and the fourth lens element 340has an Abbe number smaller than 38.0.

The detailed optical data of the 3rd embodiment are shown in Table 5 andthe aspheric surface data are shown in Table 6 below.

TABLE 5 3rd Embodiment f = 1.82 mm, Fno = 1.13, HFOV = 39.0 deg. FocalSurface # Curvature Radius Thickness Material Index Abbe # Length  0Object Plano 800.000  1 Ape. Stop Plano −0.128  2 Lens 1 1.616 (ASP)0.483 Plastic 1.617 23.5 3.93  3 4.279 (ASP) 0.213  4 Lens 2 6.859 (ASP)0.412 Plastic 1.617 23.5 3.42  5 −2.981 (ASP) −0.203  6 Stop Plano 0.379 7 Lens 3 −0.549 (ASP) 0.259 Plastic 1.617 23.5 −12.64  8 −0.697 (ASP)0.030  9 Lens 4 0.755 (ASP) 0.329 Plastic 1.617 23.5 5.36 10 0.816 (ASP)0.500 11 Filter Plano 0.210 Glass 1.508 64.2 — 12 Plano 0.313 13 ImagePlano — Note: Reference wavelength is 940.0 nm (infrared light). Aneffective radius of the stop 301 (Surface 6) is 0.820 mm.

TABLE 6 Aspheric Coefficients Surface # 2 3 4 5 k= −3.5380E+00−3.2727E−01 5.2683E+00 −2.3254E+00 A4= 3.4465E−02 −1.9986E−01−3.5267E−01 −1.7158E−01 A6= −1.0327E−01 −1.2856E−01 7.1607E−02−8.8779E−01 A8= −2.3089E−01 −6.9671E−01 −2.1467E+00 5.1286E−01 A10=5.1190E−01 1.8689E+00 6.3377E+00 3.4558E+00 A12= −6.3797E−01 −1.7639E+00−8.4270E+00 −5.5776E+00 A14= 9.6238E−02 5.2487E−01 3.6892E+00 2.3144E+00Surface # 7 8 9 10 k= −1.1743E+00 −5.9418E−01 −7.3567E+00 −1.0000E+00A4= 1.8183E+00 5.2592E−01 3.9642E−01 −7.5371E−01 A6= −1.1593E+01−1.1826E+00 −2.2432E+00 1.0268E+00 A8= 4.4010E+01 2.4903E+00 5.5166E+00−1.3955E+00 A10= −9.7015E+01 5.0417E+00 −8.6605E+00 1.2296E+00 A12=1.2881E+02 −2.2058E+01 8.0194E+00 −6.4955E−01 A14= −9.3644E+012.6602E+01 −4.0114E+00 1.8367E−01 A16= 2.8316E+01 −1.0507E+01 8.4088E−01−2.1355E−02

In the 3rd embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles ofthe aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1stembodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in thefollowing table are the same as those stated in the 1st embodiment withcorresponding values for the 3rd embodiment, so an explanation in thisregard will not be provided again.

Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 5 and Table 6 asthe following values and satisfy the following conditions:

3rd Embodiment f [mm] 1.82 T23/CT3 0.68 Fno 1.13 TL [mm] 2.92 HFOV[deg.] 39.0 TL/EPD 1.81 V1 23.5 TL/ImgH 1.95 V2 23.5 R2/R1 2.65 V3 23.5R3/f 3.76 V4 23.5 R3/R4 −2.30 Vmax 23.5 R6/R7 −0.92 V1 + V2 + V3 + V494.0 R7/R8 0.93 V1/V2 1.00 f/f1 0.46 V1/V3 1.00 f/f2 0.53 V1/V4 1.00f/f3 −0.14 V2/V1 1.00 f/f4 0.34 V2/V3 1.00 f/f1 + f/f2 1.00 V2/V4 1.00f/f3 + f/f4 0.20 V3/V1 1.00 f/R6 −2.62 V3/V2 1.00 f2/f4 0.64 V3/V4 1.00f23/f 3.09 V4/V1 1.00 CRA [deg.] 30.2 V4/V2 1.00 Y42/Y11 1.52 V4/V3 1.00Yc42/Y42 0.79 CT2/CT4 1.25 Ymax/Ymin 1.60 CT4/CT3 1.27 — —

4th Embodiment

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the4th embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 8 shows, in order fromleft to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves anda distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 4thembodiment. In FIG. 7 , the image capturing unit includes the imagingoptical lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the presentdisclosure and an image sensor 470. The imaging optical lens assemblyincludes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lenselement 410, an aperture stop 400, a second lens element 420, a thirdlens element 430, a fourth lens element 440, a filter 450 and an imagesurface 460. The imaging optical lens assembly includes four single andnon-cemented lens elements (410, 420, 430 and 440) with no additionallens element disposed between each of the adjacent four lens elements,wherein there is an air gap between every adjacent lens element.

The first lens element 410 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 411 being convex in a paraxial region thereof and animage-side surface 412 being concave in a paraxial region thereof. Thefirst lens element 410 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 411 and the image-side surface 412 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 411 of the first lens element 410 hasone inflection point. The image-side surface 412 of the first lenselement 410 has one inflection point. The image-side surface 412 of thefirst lens element 410 has one critical point in an off-axis regionthereof.

The second lens element 420 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 421 being convex in a paraxial region thereof and animage-side surface 422 being concave in a paraxial region thereof. Thesecond lens element 420 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 421 and the image-side surface 422 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 421 of the second lens element 420 hasone inflection point. The image-side surface 422 of the second lenselement 420 has one inflection point. The object-side surface 421 of thesecond lens element 420 has one critical point in an off-axis regionthereof. The image-side surface 422 of the second lens element 420 hasone critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

The third lens element 430 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 431 being concave in a paraxial region thereof andan image-side surface 432 being convex in a paraxial region thereof. Thethird lens element 430 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 431 and the image-side surface 432 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 431 of the third lens element 430 hastwo inflection points. The image-side surface 432 of the third lenselement 430 has one inflection point. The image-side surface 432 of thethird lens element 430 has one critical point in an off-axis regionthereof.

The fourth lens element 440 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 441 being convex in a paraxial region thereof and animage-side surface 442 being concave in a paraxial region thereof. Thefourth lens element 440 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 441 and the image-side surface 442 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 441 of the fourth lens element 440 hasone inflection point. The image-side surface 442 of the fourth lenselement 440 has one inflection point. The object-side surface 441 of thefourth lens element 440 has one critical point in an off-axis regionthereof. The image-side surface 442 of the fourth lens element 440 hasone critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

The filter 450 is made of glass material and located between the fourthlens element 440 and the image surface 460, and will not affect thefocal length of the imaging optical lens assembly. The image sensor 470is disposed on or near the image surface 460 of the imaging optical lensassembly.

In this embodiment, each of the first lens element 410, the second lenselement 420, the third lens element 430 and the fourth lens element 440has an Abbe number smaller than 38.0.

The detailed optical data of the 4th embodiment are shown in Table 7 andthe aspheric surface data are shown in Table 8 below.

TABLE 7 4th Embodiment f = 1.86 mm, Fno = 1.10, HFOV = 35.2 deg. FocalSurface # Curvature Radius Thickness Material Index Abbe # Length  0Object Plano 1500.000  1 Lens 1 1.444 (ASP) 0.451 Plastic 1.634 20.44.88  2 2.379 (ASP) 0.084  3 Ape. Stop Plano 0.195  4 Lens 2 3.890 (ASP)0.326 Plastic 1.634 20.4 7.84  5 17.292 (ASP) 0.116  6 Lens 3 −1.359(ASP) 0.378 Plastic 1.634 20.4 14.64  7 −1.313 (ASP) 0.030  8 Lens 40.786 (ASP) 0.300 Plastic 1.634 20.4 4.17  9 0.953 (ASP) 0.400 10 FilterPlano 0.210 Glass 1.508 64.2 — 11 Plano 0.525 12 Image Plano — Note:Reference wavelength is 940.0 nm (infrared light).

TABLE 8 Aspheric Coefficients Surface # 1 2 4 5 k= −3.8859E+00−7.0268E+01 −9.0000E+01 −3.9905E+01 A4= 1.1768E−01 4.4340E−01 1.5882E−014.8132E−01 A6= −8.9389E−02 −2.1537E+00 −2.1426E+00 −2.5816E+00 A8=−4.1193E−02 6.8168E+00 5.8394E+00 9.3343E+00 A10= 2.7333E−01 −1.5680E+01−1.2924E+01 −2.5239E+01 A12= −4.6891E−01 2.2157E+01 1.6768E+013.6967E+01 A14= 2.0392E−01 −1.7350E+01 −8.9129E+00 −2.6966E+01 A16= —5.8048E+00 — 7.6569E+00 Surface # 6 7 8 9 k= −3.7327E+00 −1.3304E+00−3.3716E+00 −8.3187E−01 A4= 7.9994E−01 −8.2366E−02 −8.4555E−02−2.3062E−01 A6= −2.1649E+00 −2.9667E−01 6.5606E−02 −1.1724E−01 A8=7.2683E+00 1.9775E+00 −3.4129E−01 1.2476E−01 A10= −2.1187E+01−5.4500E+00 3.0220E−01 −7.2333E−02 A12= 3.3236E+01 7.9841E+00−8.8282E−02 3.2734E−02 A14= −2.4896E+01 −5.3322E+00 6.1185E−03−9.3903E−03 A16= 6.9872E+00 1.2826E+00 — 1.1264E−03

In the 4th embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles ofthe aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1stembodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in thefollowing table are the same as those stated in the 1st embodiment withcorresponding values for the 4th embodiment, so an explanation in thisregard will not be provided again.

Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 7 and Table 8 asthe following values and satisfy the following conditions:

4th Embodiment f [mm] 1.86 T23/CT3 0.31 Fno 1.10 TL [mm] 3.02 HFOV[deg.] 35.2 TL/EPD 1.78 V1 20.4 TL/ImgH 2.23 V2 20.4 R2/R1 1.65 V3 20.4R3/f 2.09 V4 20.4 R3/R4 0.22 Vmax 20.4 R6/R7 −1.67 V1 + V2 + V3 + V481.6 R7/R8 0.82 V1/V2 1.00 f/f1 0.38 V1/V3 1.00 f/f2 0.24 V1/V4 1.00f/f3 0.13 V2/V1 1.00 f/f4 0.45 V2/V3 1.00 f/f1 + f/f2 0.62 V2/V4 1.00f/f3 + f/f4 0.57 V3/V1 1.00 f/R6 −1.42 V3/V2 1.00 f2/f4 1.88 V3/V4 1.00f23/f 3.01 V4/V1 1.00 CRA [deg.] 32.2 V4/V2 1.00 Y42/Y11 1.23 V4/V3 1.00Yc42/Y42 0.91 CT2/CT4 1.09 Ymax/Ymin 1.42 CT4/CT3 0.79 — —

5th Embodiment

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the5th embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 10 shows, in order fromleft to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves anda distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 5thembodiment. In FIG. 9 , the image capturing unit includes the imagingoptical lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the presentdisclosure and an image sensor 570. The imaging optical lens assemblyincludes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lenselement 510, an aperture stop 500, a second lens element 520, a thirdlens element 530, a fourth lens element 540, a filter 550 and an imagesurface 560. The imaging optical lens assembly includes four single andnon-cemented lens elements (510, 520, 530 and 540) with no additionallens element disposed between each of the adjacent four lens elements,wherein there is an air gap between every adjacent lens element.

The first lens element 510 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 511 being convex in a paraxial region thereof and animage-side surface 512 being concave in a paraxial region thereof. Thefirst lens element 510 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 511 and the image-side surface 512 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 511 of the first lens element 510 hasone inflection point. The image-side surface 512 of the first lenselement 510 has one inflection point. The image-side surface 512 of thefirst lens element 510 has one critical point in an off-axis regionthereof.

The second lens element 520 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 521 being convex in a paraxial region thereof and animage-side surface 522 being concave in a paraxial region thereof. Thesecond lens element 520 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 521 and the image-side surface 522 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 521 of the second lens element 520 hasone inflection point. The image-side surface 522 of the second lenselement 520 has one inflection point. The object-side surface 521 of thesecond lens element 520 has one critical point in an off-axis regionthereof. The image-side surface 522 of the second lens element 520 hasone critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

The third lens element 530 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 531 being concave in a paraxial region thereof andan image-side surface 532 being convex in a paraxial region thereof. Thethird lens element 530 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 531 and the image-side surface 532 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 531 of the third lens element 530 hastwo inflection points. The image-side surface 532 of the third lenselement 530 has three inflection points. The object-side surface 531 ofthe third lens element 530 has two critical points in an off-axis regionthereof. The image-side surface 532 of the third lens element 530 hasone critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

The fourth lens element 540 with negative refractive power has anobject-side surface 541 being convex in a paraxial region thereof and animage-side surface 542 being concave in a paraxial region thereof. Thefourth lens element 540 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 541 and the image-side surface 542 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 541 of the fourth lens element 540 hastwo inflection points. The image-side surface 542 of the fourth lenselement 540 has one inflection point. The object-side surface 541 of thefourth lens element 540 has one critical point in an off-axis regionthereof. The image-side surface 542 of the fourth lens element 540 hasone critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

The filter 550 is made of glass material and located between the fourthlens element 540 and the image surface 560, and will not affect thefocal length of the imaging optical lens assembly. The image sensor 570is disposed on or near the image surface 560 of the imaging optical lensassembly.

In this embodiment, each of the first lens element 510, the second lenselement 520, the third lens element 530 and the fourth lens element 540has an Abbe number smaller than 38.0.

The detailed optical data of the 5th embodiment are shown in Table 9 andthe aspheric surface data are shown in Table 10 below.

TABLE 9 5th Embodiment f = 1.86 mm, Fno = 1.10, HFOV = 39.0 deg. FocalSurface # Curvature Radius Thickness Material Index Abbe # Length  0Object Plano 400.000  1 Lens 1 1.227 (ASP) 0.368 Plastic 1.617 23.514.64  2 1.258 (ASP) 0.151  3 Ape. Stop Plano 0.060  4 Lens 2 1.298(ASP) 0.321 Plastic 1.617 23.5 3.90  5 2.550 (ASP) 0.266  6 Lens 3−2.831 (ASP) 0.515 Plastic 1.617 23.5 2.43  7 −1.049 (ASP) 0.030  8 Lens4 1.071 (ASP) 0.280 Plastic 1.617 23.5 −11.13  9 0.834 (ASP) 0.460 10Filter Plano 0.210 Glass 1.508 64.2 — 11 Plano 0.333 12 Image Plano —Note: Reference wavelength is 940.0 nm (infrared light).

TABLE 10 Aspheric Coefficients Surface # 1 2 4 5 k= −2.0403E+003.7440E−01 2.9706E−01 −2.5993E+01 A4= −3.6649E−03 −3.9389E−01 2.9577E−024.1315E−01 A6= −1.5499E−01 4.6841E−01 −2.0744E+00 −3.8351E−01 A8=9.0091E−01 −2.1150E+00 7.7134E+00 −1.1675E+00 A10= −2.0181E+004.1062E+00 −2.0828E+01 1.0605E+00 A12= 2.0893E+00 −4.3635E+00 2.4197E+011.2092E−02 A14= −8.9426E−01 1.8396E+00 −1.0191E+01 −2.0403E−01 Surface #6 7 8 9 k= −1.3044E+01 −1.6184E+00 −1.0104E+00 −2.0528E+00 A4=2.6756E−01 −2.7542E−01 −9.9288E−01 −6.2203E−01 A6= −1.0456E+001.2985E+00 2.3112E+00 9.4791E−01 A8= 4.2181E+00 −2.1939E+00 −5.1970E+00−1.2633E+00 A10= −6.1258E+00 −3.8297E−01 7.5791E+00 1.1692E+00 A12=2.6884E+00 7.6113E+00 −6.5088E+00 −6.7958E−01 A14= 1.4510E+00−8.8737E+00 2.9422E+00 2.1136E−01 A16= −1.2383E+00 3.0415E+00−5.3280E−01 −2.6031E−02

In the 5th embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles ofthe aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1stembodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in thefollowing table are the same as those stated in the 1st embodiment withcorresponding values for the 5th embodiment, so an explanation in thisregard will not be provided again.

Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 9 and Table 10as the following values and satisfy the following conditions:

5th Embodiment f [mm] 1.86 T23/CT3 0.52 Fno 1.10 TL [mm] 2.99 HFOV[deg.] 39.0 TL/EPD 1.76 V1 23.5 TL/ImgH 2.00 V2 23.5 R2/R1 1.02 V3 23.5R3/f 0.70 V4 23.5 R3/R4 0.51 Vmax 23.5 R6/R7 −0.98 V1 + V2 + V3 + V494.0 R7/R8 1.28 V1/V2 1.00 f/f1 0.13 V1/V3 1.00 f/f2 0.48 V1/V4 1.00f/f3 0.77 V2/V1 1.00 f/f4 −0.17 V2/V3 1.00 f/f1 + f/f2 0.61 V2/V4 1.00f/f3 + f/f4 0.60 V3/V1 1.00 f/R6 −1.78 V3/V2 1.00 f2/f4 −0.35 V3/V4 1.00f23/f 0.97 V4/V1 1.00 CRA [deg.] 32.7 V4/V2 1.00 Y42/Y11 1.36 V4/V3 1.00Yc42/Y42 0.75 CT2/CT4 1.15 Ymax/Ymin 1.56 CT4/CT3 0.54 — —

6th Embodiment

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the6th embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 12 shows, in order fromleft to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves anda distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 6thembodiment. In FIG. 11 , the image capturing unit includes the imagingoptical lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the presentdisclosure and an image sensor 670. The imaging optical lens assemblyincludes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lenselement 610, an aperture stop 600, a second lens element 620, a thirdlens element 630, a fourth lens element 640, a filter 650 and an imagesurface 660. The imaging optical lens assembly includes four single andnon-cemented lens elements (610, 620, 630 and 640) with no additionallens element disposed between each of the adjacent four lens elements,wherein there is an air gap between every adjacent lens element.

The first lens element 610 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 611 being convex in a paraxial region thereof and animage-side surface 612 being concave in a paraxial region thereof. Thefirst lens element 610 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 611 and the image-side surface 612 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 611 of the first lens element 610 hasone inflection point. The image-side surface 612 of the first lenselement 610 has one inflection point. The image-side surface 612 of thefirst lens element 610 has one critical point in an off-axis regionthereof.

The second lens element 620 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 621 being convex in a paraxial region thereof and animage-side surface 622 being concave in a paraxial region thereof. Thesecond lens element 620 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 621 and the image-side surface 622 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 621 of the second lens element 620 hasone inflection point. The image-side surface 622 of the second lenselement 620 has one inflection point. The object-side surface 621 of thesecond lens element 620 has one critical point in an off-axis regionthereof. The image-side surface 622 of the second lens element 620 hasone critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

The third lens element 630 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 631 being concave in a paraxial region thereof andan image-side surface 632 being convex in a paraxial region thereof. Thethird lens element 630 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 631 and the image-side surface 632 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 631 of the third lens element 630 hastwo inflection points. The image-side surface 632 of the third lenselement 630 has one inflection point. The object-side surface 631 of thethird lens element 630 has two critical points in an off-axis regionthereof. The image-side surface 632 of the third lens element 630 hasone critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

The fourth lens element 640 with negative refractive power has anobject-side surface 641 being convex in a paraxial region thereof and animage-side surface 642 being concave in a paraxial region thereof. Thefourth lens element 640 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 641 and the image-side surface 642 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 641 of the fourth lens element 640 hastwo inflection points. The image-side surface 642 of the fourth lenselement 640 has one inflection point. The object-side surface 641 of thefourth lens element 640 has one critical point in an off-axis regionthereof. The image-side surface 642 of the fourth lens element 640 hasone critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

The filter 650 is made of glass material and located between the fourthlens element 640 and the image surface 660, and will not affect thefocal length of the imaging optical lens assembly. The image sensor 670is disposed on or near the image surface 660 of the imaging optical lensassembly.

In this embodiment, each of the first lens element 610, the second lenselement 620, the third lens element 630 and the fourth lens element 640has an Abbe number smaller than 38.0.

The detailed optical data of the 6th embodiment are shown in Table 11and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 12 below.

TABLE 11 6th Embodiment f = 1.85 mm, Fno = 1.10, HFOV = 39.0 deg. FocalSurface # Curvature Radius Thickness Material Index Abbe # Length  0Object Plano 1000.000  1 Lens 1 1.283 (ASP) 0.388 Plastic 1.617 23.56.97  2 1.617 (ASP) 0.116  3 Ape. Stop Plano 0.158  4 Lens 2 1.482 (ASP)0.304 Plastic 1.617 23.5 5.19  5 2.542 (ASP) 0.213  6 Lens 3 −2.428(ASP) 0.534 Plastic 1.617 23.5 2.49  7 −1.020 (ASP) 0.030  8 Lens 40.974 (ASP) 0.280 Plastic 1.617 23.5 −10.46  9 0.753 (ASP) 0.500 10Filter Plano 0.210 Glass 1.508 64.2 — 11 Plano 0.251 12 Image Plano —Note: Reference wavelength is 940.0 nm (infrared light).

TABLE 12 Aspheric Coefficients Surface # 1 2 4 5 k= −2.1584E+001.2453E−01 1.4778E+00 −1.4548E+01 A4= −2.4317E−02 −3.5094E−01−5.8204E−02 5.5701E−01 A6= 3.7690E−01 1.0381E+00 −1.6718E+00 −1.8841E+00A8= −1.3749E+00 −4.1289E+00 5.1637E+00 3.8611E+00 A10= 2.5124E+008.1186E+00 −1.5266E+01 −7.2325E+00 A12= −2.3788E+00 −8.4296E+001.9490E+01 6.7692E+00 A14= 8.2474E−01 3.5727E+00 −8.7210E+00 −2.3319E+00Surface # 6 7 8 9 k= −8.4543E+01 −1.4861E+00 −2.1798E+00 −2.8600E+00 A4=−1.3733E−02 −2.6832E−01 −1.0464E+00 −5.2267E−01 A6= −2.5444E−021.6194E+00 3.1031E+00 9.3634E−01 A8= 2.1020E+00 −4.2740E+00 −7.6438E+00−1.4893E+00 A10= −3.5387E+00 5.3461E+00 1.1599E+01 1.5479E+00 A12=7.6920E−02 −6.7378E−01 −1.0114E+01 −9.5306E−01 A14= 3.4222E+00−3.0872E+00 4.5939E+00 3.0494E−01 A16= −1.9158E+00 1.5248E+00−8.3426E−01 −3.8410E−02

In the 6th embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles ofthe aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1stembodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in thefollowing table are the same as those stated in the 1st embodiment withcorresponding values for the 6th embodiment, so an explanation in thisregard will not be provided again.

Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 11 and Table 12as the following values and satisfy the following conditions:

6th Embodiment f [mm] 1.85 T23/CT3 0.40 Fno 1.10 TL [mm] 2.98 HFOV[deg.] 39.0 TL/EPD 1.77 V1 23.5 TL/ImgH 1.99 V2 23.5 R2/R1 1.26 V3 23.5R3/f 0.80 V4 23.5 R3/R4 0.58 Vmax 23.5 R6/R7 −1.05 V1 + V2 + V3 + V494.0 R7/R8 1.29 V1/V2 1.00 f/f1 0.27 V1/V3 1.00 f/f2 0.36 V1/V4 1.00f/f3 0.74 V2/V1 1.00 f/f4 −0.18 V2/V3 1.00 f/f1 + f/f2 0.62 V2/V4 1.00f/f3 + f/f4 0.57 V3/V1 1.00 f/R6 −1.81 V3/V2 1.00 f2/f4 −0.50 V3/V4 1.00f23/f 1.06 V4/V1 1.00 CRA [deg.] 31.7 V4/V2 1.00 Y42/Y11 1.38 V4/V3 1.00Yc42/Y42 0.75 CT2/CT4 1.09 Ymax/Ymin 1.56 CT4/CT3 0.52 — —

7th Embodiment

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the7th embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 14 shows, in order fromleft to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves anda distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 7thembodiment. In FIG. 13 , the image capturing unit includes the imagingoptical lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the presentdisclosure and an image sensor 770. The imaging optical lens assemblyincludes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lenselement 710, an aperture stop 700, a second lens element 720, a thirdlens element 730, a fourth lens element 740, a filter 750 and an imagesurface 760. The imaging optical lens assembly includes four single andnon-cemented lens elements (710, 720, 730 and 740) with no additionallens element disposed between each of the adjacent four lens elements,wherein there is an air gap between every adjacent lens element.

The first lens element 710 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 711 being convex in a paraxial region thereof and animage-side surface 712 being concave in a paraxial region thereof. Thefirst lens element 710 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 711 and the image-side surface 712 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 711 of the first lens element 710 hasone inflection point. The image-side surface 712 of the first lenselement 710 has one inflection point. The image-side surface 712 of thefirst lens element 710 has one critical point in an off-axis regionthereof.

The second lens element 720 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 721 being convex in a paraxial region thereof and animage-side surface 722 being concave in a paraxial region thereof. Thesecond lens element 720 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 721 and the image-side surface 722 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 721 of the second lens element 720 hasone inflection point. The image-side surface 722 of the second lenselement 720 has one inflection point. The object-side surface 721 of thesecond lens element 720 has one critical point in an off-axis regionthereof. The image-side surface 722 of the second lens element 720 hasone critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

The third lens element 730 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 731 being concave in a paraxial region thereof andan image-side surface 732 being convex in a paraxial region thereof. Thethird lens element 730 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 731 and the image-side surface 732 being bothaspheric. The image-side surface 732 of the third lens element 730 hasone inflection point.

The fourth lens element 740 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 741 being convex in a paraxial region thereof and animage-side surface 742 being concave in a paraxial region thereof. Thefourth lens element 740 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 741 and the image-side surface 742 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 741 of the fourth lens element 740 hastwo inflection points. The image-side surface 742 of the fourth lenselement 740 has two inflection points. The object-side surface 741 ofthe fourth lens element 740 has one critical point in an off-axis regionthereof. The image-side surface 742 of the fourth lens element 740 hasone critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

The filter 750 is made of glass material and located between the fourthlens element 740 and the image surface 760, and will not affect thefocal length of the imaging optical lens assembly. The image sensor 770is disposed on or near the image surface 760 of the imaging optical lensassembly.

In this embodiment, each of the first lens element 710, the second lenselement 720, the third lens element 730 and the fourth lens element 740has an Abbe number smaller than 38.0.

The detailed optical data of the 7th embodiment are shown in Table 13and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 14 below.

TABLE 13 7th Embodiment f = 2.43 mm, Fno = 1.12, HFOV = 39.0 deg. FocalSurface # Curvature Radius Thickness Material Index Abbe # Length  0Object Plano 800.000  1 Lens 1 1.782 (ASP) 0.618 Plastic 1.634 20.4 4.80 2 3.724 (ASP) 0.104  3 Ape. Stop Plano 0.324  4 Lens 2 6.269 (ASP)0.452 Plastic 1.634 20.4 27.20  5 9.571 (ASP) 0.266  6 Lens 3 −2.146(ASP) 0.514 Plastic 1.634 20.4 4.55  7 −1.345 (ASP) 0.030  8 Lens 41.164 (ASP) 0.461 Plastic 1.634 20.4 92.65  9 1.005 (ASP) 0.600 10Filter Plano 0.210 Glass 1.508 64.2 — 11 Plano 0.301 12 Image Plano —Note: Reference wavelength is 940.0 nm (infrared light).

TABLE 14 Aspheric Coefficients Surface # 1 2 4 5 k= −1.2893E+01−9.0000E+01 −2.2139E+01 3.3826E+00 A4= 2.2871E−01 1.6683E−01 −7.3375E−025.4816E−02 A6= −2.4028E−01 −4.0477E−01 −1.5177E−01 −2.2642E−01 A8=2.1108E−01 5.9157E−01 9.2074E−02 2.1095E−01 A10= −1.3519E−01 −5.7646E−01−1.5585E−01 −2.5098E−01 A12= 5.5456E−02 2.8573E−01 1.3923E−01 1.4176E−01A14= −1.3529E−02 −5.5730E−02 −4.7814E−02 −2.8793E−02 Surface # 6 7 8 9k= −4.4915E−01 −7.7853E+00 −1.0411E+00 −1.0137E+00 A4= 4.0922E−01−3.3273E−01 −3.8417E−01 −3.4100E−01 A6= −8.3288E−01 4.6037E−013.0207E−01 1.8811E−01 A8= 1.2783E+00 −4.5714E−01 −2.6437E−01 −8.7294E−02A10= −1.2795E+00 2.8179E−01 1.6999E−01 2.7090E−02 A12= 6.4285E−01−9.7385E−02 −6.6814E−02 −4.9494E−03 A14= −1.2488E−01 1.7012E−021.4253E−02 3.6576E−04 A16= — — −1.2491E−03 7.2374E−06

In the 7th embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles ofthe aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1stembodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in thefollowing table are the same as those stated in the 1st embodiment withcorresponding values for the 7th embodiment, so an explanation in thisregard will not be provided again.

Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 13 and Table 14as the following values and satisfy the following conditions:

7th Embodiment f [mm] 2.43 T23/CT3 0.52 Fno 1.12 TL [mm] 3.88 HFOV[deg.] 39.0 TL/EPD 1.79 V1 20.4 TL/ImgH 1.96 V2 20.4 R2/R1 2.09 V3 20.4R3/f 2.58 V4 20.4 R3/R4 0.65 Vmax 20.4 R6/R7 −1.16 V1 + V2 + V3 + V481.6 R7/R8 1.16 V1/V2 1.00 f/f1 0.51 V1/V3 1.00 f/f2 0.09 V1/V4 1.00f/f3 0.53 V2/V1 1.00 f/f4 0.03 V2/V3 1.00 f/f1 + f/f2 0.60 V2/V4 1.00f/f3 + f/f4 0.56 V3/V1 1.00 f/R6 −1.80 V3/V2 1.00 f2/f4 0.29 V3/V4 1.00f23/f 1.70 V4/V1 1.00 CRA [deg.] 27.8 V4/V2 1.00 Y42/Y11 1.50 V4/V3 1.00Yc42/Y42 0.75 CT2/CT4 0.98 Ymax/Ymin 1.77 CT4/CT3 0.90 — —

8th Embodiment

FIG. 15 is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the8th embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 16 shows, in order fromleft to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves anda distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 8thembodiment. In FIG. 15 , the image capturing unit includes the imagingoptical lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the presentdisclosure and an image sensor 870. The imaging optical lens assemblyincludes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lenselement 810, an aperture stop 800, a second lens element 820, a thirdlens element 830, a fourth lens element 840, a filter 850 and an imagesurface 860. The imaging optical lens assembly includes four single andnon-cemented lens elements (810, 820, 830 and 840) with no additionallens element disposed between each of the adjacent four lens elements,wherein there is an air gap between every adjacent lens element.

The first lens element 810 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 811 being convex in a paraxial region thereof and animage-side surface 812 being concave in a paraxial region thereof. Thefirst lens element 810 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 811 and the image-side surface 812 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 811 of the first lens element 810 hasone inflection point. The image-side surface 812 of the first lenselement 810 has one inflection point. The image-side surface 812 of thefirst lens element 810 has one critical point in an off-axis regionthereof.

The second lens element 820 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 821 being convex in a paraxial region thereof and animage-side surface 822 being concave in a paraxial region thereof. Thesecond lens element 820 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 821 and the image-side surface 822 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 821 of the second lens element 820 hasone inflection point. The image-side surface 822 of the second lenselement 820 has one inflection point. The object-side surface 821 of thesecond lens element 820 has one critical point in an off-axis regionthereof. The image-side surface 822 of the second lens element 820 hasone critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

The third lens element 830 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 831 being concave in a paraxial region thereof andan image-side surface 832 being convex in a paraxial region thereof. Thethird lens element 830 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 831 and the image-side surface 832 being bothaspheric. The image-side surface 832 of the third lens element 830 hasone inflection point. The image-side surface 832 of the third lenselement 830 has one critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

The fourth lens element 840 with negative refractive power has anobject-side surface 841 being convex in a paraxial region thereof and animage-side surface 842 being concave in a paraxial region thereof. Thefourth lens element 840 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 841 and the image-side surface 842 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 841 of the fourth lens element 840 hastwo inflection points. The image-side surface 842 of the fourth lenselement 840 has two inflection points. The object-side surface 841 ofthe fourth lens element 840 has two critical points in an off-axisregion thereof. The image-side surface 842 of the fourth lens element840 has one critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

The filter 850 is made of glass material and located between the fourthlens element 840 and the image surface 860, and will not affect thefocal length of the imaging optical lens assembly. The image sensor 870is disposed on or near the image surface 860 of the imaging optical lensassembly.

In this embodiment, each of the first lens element 810, the second lenselement 820, the third lens element 830 and the fourth lens element 840has an Abbe number smaller than 38.0.

The detailed optical data of the 8th embodiment are shown in Table 15and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 16 below.

TABLE 15 8th Embodiment f = 2.44 mm, Fno = 1.12, HFOV = 39.0 deg. FocalSurface # Curvature Radius Thickness Material Index Abbe # Length  0Object Plano 800.000  1 Lens 1 1.759 (ASP) 0.619 Plastic 1.617 23.5 5.04 2 3.510 (ASP) 0.105  3 Ape. Stop Plano 0.314  4 Lens 2 4.494 (ASP)0.416 Plastic 1.617 23.5 18.92  5 7.046 (ASP) 0.290  6 Lens 3 −2.227(ASP) 0.535 Plastic 1.617 23.5 3.69  7 −1.229 (ASP) 0.030  8 Lens 41.245 (ASP) 0.444 Plastic 1.617 23.5 −20.11  9 0.978 (ASP) 0.600 10Filter Plano 0.210 Glass 1.508 64.2 — 11 Plano 0.302 12 Image Plano —Note: Reference wavelength is 940.0 nm (infrared light).

TABLE 16 Aspheric Coefficients Surface # 1 2 4 5 k= −1.2881E+01−9.0000E+01 −4.8823E+00 −8.1405E+00 A4= 2.3348E−01 1.9203E−01−7.1810E−02 7.6502E−02 A6= −2.4480E−01 −4.9061E−01 −1.4607E−01−3.1576E−01 A8= 2.0380E−01 7.5071E−01 2.6852E−02 4.2808E−01 A10=−1.1895E−01 −7.5333E−01 −6.3763E−02 −5.5621E−01 A12= 4.3501E−023.8843E−01 4.7698E−02 3.3548E−01 A14= −1.0500E−02 −7.9403E−02−7.7635E−03 −7.3061E−02 Surface # 6 7 8 9 k= −1.7544E−02 −2.6419E+00−8.8281E−01 −1.0665E+00 A4= 3.2432E−01 −5.5264E−02 −3.4017E−01−3.8304E−01 A6= −4.6913E−01 −4.2963E−02 1.8661E−01 2.6189E−01 A8=2.2019E−01 1.0586E−01 −1.1299E−01 −1.4928E−01 A10= 6.4603E−01−3.6683E−02 6.0287E−02 5.8434E−02 A12= −1.3503E+00 −7.4580E−02−2.4110E−02 −1.4461E−02 A14= 9.2906E−01 7.1589E−02 5.8607E−03 1.9232E−03A16= −2.1884E−01 −1.6360E−02 −5.9363E−04 −9.6221E−05

In the 8th embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles ofthe aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1stembodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in thefollowing table are the same as those stated in the 1st embodiment withcorresponding values for the 8th embodiment, so an explanation in thisregard will not be provided again.

Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 15 and Table 16as the following values and satisfy the following conditions:

8th Embodiment f [mm] 2.44 T23/CT3 0.54 Fno 1.12 TL [mm] 3.87 HFOV[deg.] 39.0 TL/EPD 1.77 V1 23.5 TL/ImgH 1.96 V2 23.5 R2/R1 2.00 V3 23.5R3/f 1.85 V4 23.5 R3/R4 0.64 Vmax 23.5 R6/R7 −0.99 V1 + V2 + V3 + V494.0 R7/R8 1.27 V1/V2 1.00 f/f1 0.48 V1/V3 1.00 f/f2 0.13 V1/V4 1.00f/f3 0.66 V2/V1 1.00 f/f4 −0.12 V2/V3 1.00 f/f1 + f/f2 0.61 V2/V4 1.00f/f3 + f/f4 0.54 V3/V1 1.00 f/R6 −1.98 V3/V2 1.00 f2/f4 −0.94 V3/V4 1.00f23/f 1.36 V4/V1 1.00 CRA [deg.] 27.6 V4/V2 1.00 Y42/Y11 1.50 V4/V3 1.00Yc42/Y42 0.74 CT2/CT4 0.94 Ymax/Ymin 1.77 CT4/CT3 0.83 — —

9th Embodiment

FIG. 17 is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the9th embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 18 shows, in order fromleft to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves anda distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 9thembodiment. In FIG. 17 , the image capturing unit includes the imagingoptical lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the presentdisclosure and an image sensor 970. The imaging optical lens assemblyincludes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lenselement 910, an aperture stop 900, a second lens element 920, a thirdlens element 930, a fourth lens element 940, a filter 950 and an imagesurface 960. The imaging optical lens assembly includes four single andnon-cemented lens elements (910, 920, 930 and 940) with no additionallens element disposed between each of the adjacent four lens elements,wherein there is an air gap between every adjacent lens element.

The first lens element 910 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 911 being convex in a paraxial region thereof and animage-side surface 912 being concave in a paraxial region thereof. Thefirst lens element 910 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 911 and the image-side surface 912 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 911 of the first lens element 910 hasone inflection point. The image-side surface 912 of the first lenselement 910 has one inflection point. The image-side surface 912 of thefirst lens element 910 has one critical point in an off-axis regionthereof.

The second lens element 920 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 921 being convex in a paraxial region thereof and animage-side surface 922 being concave in a paraxial region thereof. Thesecond lens element 920 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 921 and the image-side surface 922 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 921 of the second lens element 920 hasone inflection point. The image-side surface 922 of the second lenselement 920 has one inflection point. The object-side surface 921 of thesecond lens element 920 has one critical point in an off-axis regionthereof. The image-side surface 922 of the second lens element 920 hasone critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

The third lens element 930 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 931 being concave in a paraxial region thereof andan image-side surface 932 being convex in a paraxial region thereof. Thethird lens element 930 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 931 and the image-side surface 932 being bothaspheric. The image-side surface 932 of the third lens element 930 hasone inflection point. The image-side surface 932 of the third lenselement 930 has one critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

The fourth lens element 940 with negative refractive power has anobject-side surface 941 being convex in a paraxial region thereof and animage-side surface 942 being concave in a paraxial region thereof. Thefourth lens element 940 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 941 and the image-side surface 942 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 941 of the fourth lens element 940 hastwo inflection points. The image-side surface 942 of the fourth lenselement 940 has two inflection points. The object-side surface 941 ofthe fourth lens element 940 has one critical point in an off-axis regionthereof. The image-side surface 942 of the fourth lens element 940 hasone critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

The filter 950 is made of glass material and located between the fourthlens element 940 and the image surface 960, and will not affect thefocal length of the imaging optical lens assembly. The image sensor 970is disposed on or near the image surface 960 of the imaging optical lensassembly.

In this embodiment, each of the first lens element 910, the second lenselement 920, the third lens element 930 and the fourth lens element 940has an Abbe number smaller than 38.0.

The detailed optical data of the 9th embodiment are shown in Table 17and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 18 below.

TABLE 17 9th Embodiment f = 2.35 mm, Fno = 1.13, HFOV = 40.0 deg. FocalSurface # Curvature Radius Thickness Material Index Abbe # Length  0Object Plano 350.000  1 Lens 1 1.688 (ASP) 0.549 Plastic 1.617 23.5 5.02 2 3.244 (ASP) 0.126  3 Ape. Stop Plano 0.300  4 Lens 2 5.657 (ASP)0.403 Plastic 1.617 23.5 18.26  5 11.049 (ASP) 0.251  6 Lens 3 −1.861(ASP) 0.521 Plastic 1.617 23.5 3.67  7 −1.130 (ASP) 0.030  8 Lens 41.152 (ASP) 0.398 Plastic 1.634 20.4 −35.02  9 0.948 (ASP) 0.600 10Filter Plano 0.210 Glass 1.508 64.2 — 11 Plano 0.384 12 Image Plano —Note: Reference wavelength is 940.0 nm (infrared light).

TABLE 18 Aspheric Coefficients Surface # 1 2 4 5 k= −1.3734E+01−8.9657E+01 8.3485E+00 7.5718E+01 A4= 2.9002E−01 2.4773E−01 −8.3998E−027.1788E−02 A6= −3.6358E−01 −6.2436E−01 −1.2310E−01 −2.9357E−01 A8=3.9483E−01 1.0104E+00 −2.4484E−01 2.6791 E−01 A10= −3.0580E−01−1.0381E+00 5.7322E−01 −1.2575E−01 A12= 1.4923E−01 5.3402E−01−6.6121E−01 −2.5169E−01 A14= −3.8456E−02 −1.0790E−01 2.7122E−012.8788E−01 A16= — — — −8.1170E−02 Surface # 6 7 8 9 k= −1.5061E+00−2.2318E+00 −8.7602E−01 −1.1328E+00 A4= 3.9047E−01 7.1618E−02−3.1363E−01 −3.7316E−01 A6= −7.5768E−01 −5.5409E−01 1.0677E−012.5056E−01 A8= 8.4409E−01 1.2616E+00 −1.6117E−02 −1.4060E−01 A10=−1.4242E−01 −1.6599E+00 −3.5388E−03 5.6171E−02 A12= −7.6366E−011.2907E+00 9.7430E−05 −1.4672E−02 A14= 7.1453E−01 −5.2636E−01 8.0087E−042.1287E−03 A16= −1.9294E−01 8.7082E−02 −1.4584E−04 −1.2382E−04

In the 9th embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles ofthe aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1stembodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in thefollowing table are the same as those stated in the 1st embodiment withcorresponding values for the 9th embodiment, so an explanation in thisregard will not be provided again.

Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 17 and Table 18as the following values and satisfy the following conditions:

9th Embodiment f [mm] 2.35 T23/CT3 0.48 Fno 1.13 TL [mm] 3.77 HFOV[deg.] 40.0 TL/EPD 1.80 V1 23.5 TL/ImgH 1.91 V2 23.5 R2/R1 1.92 V3 23.5R3/f 2.41 V4 20.4 R3/R4 0.51 Vmax 23.5 R6/R7 −0.98 V1 + V2 + V3 + V490.9 R7/R8 1.21 V1/V2 1.00 f/f1 0.47 V1/V3 1.00 f/f2 0.13 V1/V4 1.15f/f3 0.64 V2/V1 1.00 f/f4 −0.07 V2/V3 1.00 f/f1 + f/f2 0.60 V2/V4 1.15f/f3 + f/f4 0.57 V3/V1 1.00 f/R6 −2.08 V3/V2 1.00 f2/f4 −0.52 V3/V4 1.15f23/f 1.39 V4/V1 0.87 CRA [deg.] 28.7 V4/V2 0.87 Y42/Y11 1.56 V4/V3 0.87Yc42/Y42 0.75 CT2/CT4 1.01 Ymax/Ymin 1.84 CT4/CT3 0.76 — —

10th Embodiment

FIG. 19 is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the10th embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 20 shows, in order fromleft to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves anda distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 10thembodiment. In FIG. 19 , the image capturing unit includes the imagingoptical lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the presentdisclosure and an image sensor 1070. The imaging optical lens assemblyincludes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lenselement 1010, an aperture stop 1000, a second lens element 1020, a stop1001, a third lens element 1030, a fourth lens element 1040, a filter1050 and an image surface 1060. The imaging optical lens assemblyincludes four single and non-cemented lens elements (1010, 1020, 1030and 1040) with no additional lens element disposed between each of theadjacent four lens elements, wherein there is an air gap between everyadjacent lens element.

The first lens element 1010 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 1011 being convex in a paraxial region thereof andan image-side surface 1012 being concave in a paraxial region thereof.The first lens element 1010 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 1011 and the image-side surface 1012 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 1011 of the first lens element 1010has one inflection point. The image-side surface 1012 of the first lenselement 1010 has one inflection point.

The second lens element 1020 with negative refractive power has anobject-side surface 1021 being concave in a paraxial region thereof andan image-side surface 1022 being convex in a paraxial region thereof.The second lens element 1020 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 1021 and the image-side surface 1022 being bothaspheric. The image-side surface 1022 of the second lens element 1020has one inflection point. The image-side surface 1022 of the second lenselement 1020 has one critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

The third lens element 1030 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 1031 being convex in a paraxial region thereof andan image-side surface 1032 being convex in a paraxial region thereof.The third lens element 1030 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 1031 and the image-side surface 1032 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 1031 of the third lens element 1030has one inflection point. The image-side surface 1032 of the third lenselement 1030 has two inflection points. The object-side surface 1031 ofthe third lens element 1030 has one critical point in an off-axis regionthereof.

The fourth lens element 1040 with negative refractive power has anobject-side surface 1041 being convex in a paraxial region thereof andan image-side surface 1042 being concave in a paraxial region thereof.The fourth lens element 1040 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 1041 and the image-side surface 1042 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 1041 of the fourth lens element 1040has three inflection points. The image-side surface 1042 of the fourthlens element 1040 has three inflection points. The object-side surface1041 of the fourth lens element 1040 has two critical points in anoff-axis region thereof. The image-side surface 1042 of the fourth lenselement 1040 has one critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

The filter 1050 is made of glass material and located between the fourthlens element 1040 and the image surface 1060, and will not affect thefocal length of the imaging optical lens assembly. The image sensor 1070is disposed on or near the image surface 1060 of the imaging opticallens assembly.

In this embodiment, each of the first lens element 1010, the second lenselement 1020, the third lens element 1030 and the fourth lens element1040 has an Abbe number smaller than 38.0.

The detailed optical data of the 10th embodiment are shown in Table 19and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 20 below.

TABLE 19 10th Embodiment f = 3.86 mm, Fno = 1.45, HFOV = 35.4 deg. FocalSurface # Curvature Radius Thickness Material Index Abbe # Length  0Object Plano 700.000  1 Lens 1 1.821 (ASP) 0.999 Plastic 1.641 19.4 4.13 2 4.577 (ASP) 0.217  3 Ape. Stop Plano 0.500  4 Lens 2 −2.683 (ASP)0.249 Plastic 1.641 19.4 −5.07  5 −15.870 (ASP) −0.096  6 Stop Plano0.189  7 Lens 3 5.060 (ASP) 0.920 Plastic 1.641 19.4 4.31  8 −5.648(ASP) 0.539  9 Lens 4 1.496 (ASP) 0.454 Plastic 1.594 26.0 −12.60 101.106 (ASP) 0.500 11 Filter Plano 0.210 Glass 1.508 64.2 — 12 Plano0.312 13 Image Plano — Note: Reference wavelength is 940.0 nm (infraredlight). An effective radius of the stop 1001 (Surface 6) is 1.190 mm.

TABLE 20 Aspheric Coefficients Surface # 1 2 4 5 k= −2.3356E+00−9.7723E+01 3.2723E+00 8.8509E+01 A4= 3.5002E−02 1.1847E−01 −1.9435E−01−4.9820E−01 A6= 5.5809E−02 −1.7396E−01 6.7665E−01 1.1210E+00 A8=−1.1341E−01 2.4796E−01 −1.5539E+00 −1.7258E+00 A10= 1.3085E−01−2.6801E−01 2.2895E+00 1.7470E+00 A12= −8.2989E−02 1.9223E−01−1.9304E+00 −9.9322E−01 A14= 2.7706E−02 −8.0202E−02 8.6694E−012.7836E−01 A16= −3.7744E−03 1.4114E−02 −1.6308E−01 −2.6841E−02 Surface #7 8 9 10 k= −4.2452E+00 −2.0578E+01 −6.3350E+00 −2.2912E+00 A4=−3.5407E−01 −2.0389E−01 −2.7830E−01 −3.1310E−01 A6= 3.4634E−012.4154E−01 6.1580E−02 2.0928E−01 A8= 3.2188E−01 −3.4543E−01 4.8413E−03−1.1135E−01 A10= −1.9704E+00 3.9536E−01 4.0584E−03 4.2130E−02 A12=3.4515E+00 −3.1475E−01 −4.8187E−03 −1.0555E−02 A14= −3.2514E+001.6370E−01 1.5407E−03 1.6821E−03 A16= 1.7699E+00 −5.1464E−02 −2.3829E−04−1.6069E−04 A18= −5.2621E−01 8.7471E−03 1.8532E−05 8.1627E−06 A20=6.6283E−02 −6.1424E−04 −5.8257E−07 −1.6210E−07

In the 10th embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles ofthe aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1stembodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in thefollowing table are the same as those stated in the 1st embodiment withcorresponding values for the 10th embodiment, so an explanation in thisregard will not be provided again.

Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 19 and Table 20as the following values and satisfy the following conditions:

10th Embodiment f [mm] 3.86 T23/CT3 0.10 Fno 1.45 TL [mm] 4.99 HFOV[deg.] 35.4 TL/EPD 1.86 V1 19.4 TL/ImgH 1.77 V2 19.4 R2/R1 2.51 V3 19.4R3/f −0.70 V4 26.0 R3/R4 0.17 Vmax 26.0 R6/R7 −3.77 V1 + V2 + V3 + V484.3 R7/R8 1.35 V1/V2 1.00 f/f1 0.93 V1/V3 1.00 f/f2 −0.76 V1/V4 0.75f/f3 0.90 V2/V1 1.00 f/f4 −0.31 V2/V3 1.00 f/f1 + f/f2 0.17 V2/V4 0.75f/f3 + f/f4 0.59 V3/V1 1.00 f/R6 −0.68 V3/V2 1.00 f2/f4 0.40 V3/V4 0.75f23/f 4.30 V4/V1 1.34 CRA [deg.] 26.6 V4/V2 1.34 Y42/Y11 1.67 V4/V3 1.34Yc42/Y42 0.43 CT2/CT4 0.55 Ymax/Ymin 2.34 CT4/CT3 0.49 — —

11th Embodiment

FIG. 21 is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the11th embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 22 shows, in order fromleft to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves anda distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 11thembodiment. In FIG. 21 , the image capturing unit includes the imagingoptical lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the presentdisclosure and an image sensor 1170. The imaging optical lens assemblyincludes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lenselement 1110, an aperture stop 1100, a second lens element 1120, a stop1101, a third lens element 1130, a fourth lens element 1140, a filter1150 and an image surface 1160. The imaging optical lens assemblyincludes four single and non-cemented lens elements (1110, 1120, 1130and 1140) with no additional lens element disposed between each of theadjacent four lens elements, wherein there is an air gap between everyadjacent lens element.

The first lens element 1110 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 1111 being convex in a paraxial region thereof andan image-side surface 1112 being concave in a paraxial region thereof.The first lens element 1110 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 1111 and the image-side surface 1112 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 1111 of the first lens element 1110has one inflection point. The image-side surface 1112 of the first lenselement 1110 has one inflection point.

The second lens element 1120 with negative refractive power has anobject-side surface 1121 being concave in a paraxial region thereof andan image-side surface 1122 being convex in a paraxial region thereof.The second lens element 1120 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 1121 and the image-side surface 1122 being bothaspheric. The image-side surface 1122 of the second lens element 1120has one inflection point. The image-side surface 1122 of the second lenselement 1120 has one critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

The third lens element 1130 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 1131 being convex in a paraxial region thereof andan image-side surface 1132 being convex in a paraxial region thereof.The third lens element 1130 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 1131 and the image-side surface 1132 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 1131 of the third lens element 1130has four inflection points. The image-side surface 1132 of the thirdlens element 1130 has two inflection points. The object-side surface1131 of the third lens element 1130 has one critical point in anoff-axis region thereof.

The fourth lens element 1140 with negative refractive power has anobject-side surface 1141 being convex in a paraxial region thereof andan image-side surface 1142 being concave in a paraxial region thereof.The fourth lens element 1140 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 1141 and the image-side surface 1142 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 1141 of the fourth lens element 1140has three inflection points. The image-side surface 1142 of the fourthlens element 1140 has three inflection points. The object-side surface1141 of the fourth lens element 1140 has two critical points in anoff-axis region thereof. The image-side surface 1142 of the fourth lenselement 1140 has one critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

The filter 1150 is made of glass material and located between the fourthlens element 1140 and the image surface 1160, and will not affect thefocal length of the imaging optical lens assembly. The image sensor 1170is disposed on or near the image surface 1160 of the imaging opticallens assembly.

In this embodiment, each of the first lens element 1110, the second lenselement 1120, the third lens element 1130 and the fourth lens element1140 has an Abbe number smaller than 38.0.

The detailed optical data of the 11th embodiment are shown in Table 21and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 22 below.

TABLE 21 11th Embodiment f = 3.86 mm, Fno = 1.45, HFOV = 35.5 deg. FocalSurface # Curvature Radius Thickness Material Index Abbe # Length  0Object Plano 700.000  1 Lens 1 1.832 (ASP) 1.030 Plastic 1.634 20.4 4.10 2 4.848 (ASP) 0.196  3 Ape. Stop Plano 0.478  4 Lens 2 −2.916 (ASP)0.246 Plastic 1.634 20.4 −5.79  5 −14.597 (ASP) −0.064  6 Stop Plano0.178  7 Lens 3 7.805 (ASP) 0.855 Plastic 1.634 20.4 4.87  8 −4.898(ASP) 0.543  9 Lens 4 1.558 (ASP) 0.485 Plastic 1.594 26.0 −13.53 101.154 (ASP) 0.500 11 Filter Plano 0.210 Glass 1.508 64.2 — 12 Plano0.331 13 Image Plano — Note: Reference wavelength is 940.0 nm (infraredlight). An effective radius of the stop 1101 (Surface 6) is 1.190 mm.

TABLE 22 Aspheric Coefficients Surface # 1 2 4 5 k= −2.7074E+00−9.7097E+01 5.0637E+00 −9.0000E+01 A4= 3.9754E−02 1.0371E−01 −1.9049E−01−4.4647E−01 A6= 5.7041E−02 −1.4969E−01 6.4918E−01 1.0772E+00 A8=−1.1943E−01 2.0262E−01 −1.3257E+00 −1.7280E+00 A10= 1.3516E−01−2.0963E−01 1.7213E+00 1.7654E+00 A12= −8.4216E−02 1.4380E−01−1.2469E+00 −9.9936E−01 A14= 2.7724E−02 −5.8533E−02 4.5739E−012.7837E−01 A16= −3.7578E−03 1.0174E−02 −6.1970E−02 −2.6994E−02 Surface #7 8 9 10 k= 1.5477E+00 −1.4853E+00 −4.8741E+00 −1.6510E+00 A4=−2.8317E−01 −2.1393E−01 −3.2453E−01 −3.4447E−01 A6= 8.5391E−023.1069E−01 1.3588E−01 2.1804E−01 A8= 1.1385E+00 −5.3029E−01 −4.6932E−02−1.0547E−01 A10= −3.7764E+00 6.8891E−01 2.3882E−02 3.5712E−02 A12=6.0160E+00 −5.9634E−01 −9.3968E−03 −7.9151E−03 A14= −5.5581E+003.2639E−01 2.1914E−03 1.0792E−03 A16= 3.0487E+00 −1.0614E−01 −2.9322E−04−8.0470E−05 A18= −9.2466E−01 1.8515E−02 2.0990E−05 2.3464E−06 A20=1.1953E−01 −1.3281E−03 −6.2488E−07 1.5400E−08

In the 11th embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles ofthe aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1stembodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in thefollowing table are the same as those stated in the 1st embodiment withcorresponding values for the 11th embodiment, so an explanation in thisregard will not be provided again.

Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 21 and Table 22as the following values and satisfy the following conditions:

11th Embodiment f [mm] 3.86 T23/CT3 0.13 Fno 1.45 TL [mm] 4.99 HFOV[deg.] 35.5 TL/EPD 1.86 V1 20.4 TL/ImgH 1.77 V2 20.4 R2/R1 2.65 V3 20.4R3/f −0.75 V4 26.0 R3/R4 0.20 Vmax 26.0 R6/R7 −3.14 V1 + V2 + V3 + V487.2 R7/R8 1.35 V1/V2 1.00 f/f1 0.94 V1/V3 1.00 f/f2 −0.67 V1/V4 0.79f/f3 0.79 V2/V1 1.00 f/f4 −0.29 V2/V3 1.00 f/f1 + f/f2 0.27 V2/V4 0.79f/f3 + f/f4 0.51 V3/V1 1.00 f/R6 −0.79 V3/V2 1.00 f2/f4 0.43 V3/V4 0.79f23/f 4.70 V4/V1 1.27 CRA [deg.] 25.8 V4/V2 1.27 Y42/Y11 1.67 V4/V3 1.27Yc42/Y42 0.43 CT2/CT4 0.51 Ymax/Ymin 2.34 CT4/CT3 0.57 — —

12th Embodiment

FIG. 23 is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the12th embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 24 shows, in order fromleft to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves anda distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 12thembodiment. In FIG. 23 , the image capturing unit includes the imagingoptical lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the presentdisclosure and an image sensor 1270. The imaging optical lens assemblyincludes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lenselement 1210, an aperture stop 1200, a second lens element 1220, a thirdlens element 1230, a fourth lens element 1240, a filter 1250 and animage surface 1260. The imaging optical lens assembly includes foursingle and non-cemented lens elements (1210, 1220, 1230 and 1240) withno additional lens element disposed between each of the adjacent fourlens elements, wherein there is an air gap between every adjacent lenselement.

The first lens element 1210 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 1211 being convex in a paraxial region thereof andan image-side surface 1212 being concave in a paraxial region thereof.The first lens element 1210 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 1211 and the image-side surface 1212 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 1211 of the first lens element 1210has one inflection point. The image-side surface 1212 of the first lenselement 1210 has one inflection point.

The second lens element 1220 with negative refractive power has anobject-side surface 1221 being concave in a paraxial region thereof andan image-side surface 1222 being concave in a paraxial region thereof.The second lens element 1220 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 1221 and the image-side surface 1222 being bothaspheric. The image-side surface 1222 of the second lens element 1220has two inflection points. The image-side surface 1222 of the secondlens element 1220 has two critical points in an off-axis region thereof.

The third lens element 1230 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 1231 being convex in a paraxial region thereof andan image-side surface 1232 being convex in a paraxial region thereof.The third lens element 1230 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 1231 and the image-side surface 1232 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 1231 of the third lens element 1230has one inflection point. The image-side surface 1232 of the third lenselement 1230 has two inflection points.

The fourth lens element 1240 with negative refractive power has anobject-side surface 1241 being convex in a paraxial region thereof andan image-side surface 1242 being concave in a paraxial region thereof.The fourth lens element 1240 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 1241 and the image-side surface 1242 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 1241 of the fourth lens element 1240has three inflection points. The image-side surface 1242 of the fourthlens element 1240 has one inflection point. The object-side surface 1241of the fourth lens element 1240 has one critical point in an off-axisregion thereof. The image-side surface 1242 of the fourth lens element1240 has one critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

The filter 1250 is made of glass material and located between the fourthlens element 1240 and the image surface 1260, and will not affect thefocal length of the imaging optical lens assembly. The image sensor 1270is disposed on or near the image surface 1260 of the imaging opticallens assembly.

In this embodiment, each of the first lens element 1210, the second lenselement 1220, the third lens element 1230 and the fourth lens element1240 has an Abbe number smaller than 38.0.

The detailed optical data of the 12th embodiment are shown in Table 23and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 24 below.

TABLE 23 12th Embodiment f = 3.44 mm, Fno = 1.60, HFOV = 36.3 deg. FocalSurface # Curvature Radius Thickness Material Index Abbe # Length  0Object Plano 500.000  1 Lens 1 1.861 (ASP) 0.637 Plastic 1.582 30.2 4.35 2 6.148 (ASP) 0.132  3 Ape. Stop Plano 0.409  4 Lens 2 −2.662 (ASP)0.220 Plastic 1.688 18.7 −3.14  5 11.785 (ASP) 0.159  6 Lens 3 2.337(ASP) 1.368 Plastic 1.582 30.2 2.28  7 −2.418 (ASP) 0.369  8 Lens 41.613 (ASP) 0.379 Plastic 1.582 30.2 −6.38  9 1.027 (ASP) 0.500 10Filter Plano 0.145 Glass 1.517 64.2 — 11 Plano 0.672 12 Image Plano —Note: Reference wavelength (d-line) is 587.6 nm (visible light).

TABLE 24 Aspheric Coefficients Surface # 1 2 4 5 k= −2.4424E+00−9.9000E+01 3.5947E+00 8.8509E+01 A4= 3.5250E−02 4.4761E−02 −1.5635E−01−3.2664E−01 A6= 1.0200E−01 5.8877E−03 4.8240E−01 7.2727E−01 A8=−2.9611E−01 −1.5033E−01 −8.6658E−01 −1.2039E+00 A10= 5.0577E−013.4791E−01 1.0493E+00 1.3955E+00 A12= −4.8300E−01 −4.0052E−01−7.5096E−01 −1.0194E+00 A14= 2.4389E−01 2.2720E−01 2.5525E−01 4.1211E−01A16= −5.0957E−02 −5.3373E−02 −2.0817E−02 −6.9201E−02 Surface # 6 7 8 9k= −1.3120E+00 −5.2982E+00 −3.5065E+00 −1.6390E+00 A4= −1.9778E−01−1.0527E−01 −3.2055E−01 −3.5520E−01 A6= 3.3780E−01 1.0885E−01 1.7087E−012.9134E−01 A8= −5.3007E−01 −8.6975E−02 −3.0914E−02 −1.7581E−01 A10=6.2889E−01 4.8347E−02 −4.1469E−02 7.5773E−02 A12= −5.2125E−01−1.9922E−02 4.2346E−02 −2.2570E−02 A14= 2.8927E−01 7.1061E−03−1.8807E−02 4.5066E−03 A16= −1.0186E−01 −1.9330E−03 4.6184E−03−5.7235E−04 A18= 2.0471E−02 3.0095E−04 −6.1348E−04 4.1474E−05 A20=−1.7823E−03 −1.8792E−05 3.4578E−05 −1.2966E−06

In the 12th embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles ofthe aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1stembodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in thefollowing table are the same as those stated in the 1st embodiment withcorresponding values for the 12th embodiment, so an explanation in thisregard will not be provided again.

Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 23 and Table 24as the following values and satisfy the following conditions:

12th Embodiment f [mm] 3.44 T23/CT3 0.12 Fno 1.60 TL [mm] 4.99 HFOV[deg.] 36.3 TL/EPD 2.30 V1 30.2 TL/ImgH 1.92 V2 18.7 R2/R1 3.30 V3 30.2R3/f −0.77 V4 30.2 R3/R4 −0.23 Vmax 30.2 R6/R7 −1.50 V1 + V2 + V3 + V4109.4 R7/R8 1.57 V1/V2 1.62 f/f1 0.79 V1/V3 1.00 f/f2 −1.10 V1/V4 1.00f/f3 1.51 V2/V1 0.62 f/f4 −0.54 V2/V3 0.62 f/f1 + f/f2 −0.31 V2/V4 0.62f/f3 + f/f4 0.97 V3/V1 1.00 f/R6 −1.42 V3/V2 1.62 f2/f4 0.49 V3/V4 1.00f23/f 1.31 V4/V1 1.00 CRA [deg.] 34.8 V4/V2 1.62 Y42/Y11 1.80 V4/V3 1.00Yc42/Y42 0.75 CT2/CT4 0.58 Ymax/Ymin 2.22 CT4/CT3 0.28 — —

13th Embodiment

FIG. 25 is a schematic view of an image capturing unit according to the13th embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 26 shows, in order fromleft to right, spherical aberration curves, astigmatic field curves anda distortion curve of the image capturing unit according to the 13thembodiment. In FIG. 25 , the image capturing unit includes the imagingoptical lens assembly (its reference numeral is omitted) of the presentdisclosure and an image sensor 1370. The imaging optical lens assemblyincludes, in order from an object side to an image side, an aperturestop 1300, a first lens element 1310, a second lens element 1320, a stop1301, a third lens element 1330, a fourth lens element 1340, a filter1350 and an image surface 1360. The imaging optical lens assemblyincludes four single and non-cemented lens elements (1310, 1320, 1330and 1340) with no additional lens element disposed between each of theadjacent four lens elements, wherein there is an air gap between everyadjacent lens element.

The first lens element 1310 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 1311 being convex in a paraxial region thereof andan image-side surface 1312 being concave in a paraxial region thereof.The first lens element 1310 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 1311 and the image-side surface 1312 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 1311 of the first lens element 1310has one inflection point. The image-side surface 1312 of the first lenselement 1310 has one inflection point. The image-side surface 1312 ofthe first lens element 1310 has one critical point in an off-axis regionthereof.

The second lens element 1320 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 1321 being convex in a paraxial region thereof andan image-side surface 1322 being concave in a paraxial region thereof.The second lens element 1320 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 1321 and the image-side surface 1322 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 1321 of the second lens element 1320has two inflection points. The image-side surface 1322 of the secondlens element 1320 has one inflection point. The image-side surface 1322of the second lens element 1320 has one critical point in an off-axisregion thereof.

The third lens element 1330 with positive refractive power has anobject-side surface 1331 being concave in a paraxial region thereof andan image-side surface 1332 being convex in a paraxial region thereof.The third lens element 1330 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 1331 and the image-side surface 1332 being bothaspheric. The image-side surface 1332 of the third lens element 1330 hastwo inflection points.

The fourth lens element 1340 with negative refractive power has anobject-side surface 1341 being convex in a paraxial region thereof andan image-side surface 1342 being concave in a paraxial region thereof.The fourth lens element 1340 is made of plastic material and has theobject-side surface 1341 and the image-side surface 1342 being bothaspheric. The object-side surface 1341 of the fourth lens element 1340has three inflection points. The image-side surface 1342 of the fourthlens element 1340 has three inflection points. The object-side surface1341 of the fourth lens element 1340 has two critical points in anoff-axis region thereof. The image-side surface 1342 of the fourth lenselement 1340 has three critical points in an off-axis region thereof.

The filter 1350 is made of glass material and located between the fourthlens element 1340 and the image surface 1360, and will not affect thefocal length of the imaging optical lens assembly. The image sensor 1370is disposed on or near the image surface 1360 of the imaging opticallens assembly.

In this embodiment, each of the first lens element 1310, the second lenselement 1320, the third lens element 1330 and the fourth lens element1340 has an Abbe number smaller than 38.0.

The detailed optical data of the 13th embodiment are shown in Table 25and the aspheric surface data are shown in Table 26 below.

TABLE 25 13th Embodiment f = 4.14 mm, Fno = 1.05, HFOV = 34.0 deg. FocalSurface # Curvature Radius Thickness Material Index Abbe # Length  0Object Plano 750.000  1 Ape. Stop Plano −0.791  2 Lens 1 2.168 (ASP)0.781 Plastic 1.634 20.4 16.62  3 2.347 (ASP) 0.387  4 Lens 2 2.155(ASP) 0.810 Plastic 1.634 20.4 6.46  5 3.882 (ASP) 0.460  6 Stop Plano0.298  7 Lens 3 −67.820 (ASP) 1.691 Plastic 1.634 20.4 3.70  8 −2.288(ASP) 0.230  9 Lens 4 2.664 (ASP) 0.350 Plastic 1.634 20.4 −3.66 101.177 (ASP) 0.500 11 Filter Plano 0.300 Glass 1.508 64.2 — 12 Plano0.182 13 Image Plano — Note: Reference wavelength is 940.0 nm (infraredlight). An effective radius of the stop 1301 (Surface 6) is 1.420 mm.

TABLE 26 Aspheric Coefficients Surface # 2 3 4 5 k= −2.0678E+001.7248E−01 −1.0306E+00 3.9837E+00 A4= 2.4928E−02 −2.4803E−02 −1.1067E−022.0241E−02 A6= −1.6031E−02 −1.8308E−02 2.6788E−03 −8.6503E−02 A8=1.4716E−02 1.4597E−02 −1.8912E−02 1.6320E−01 A10= −7.8243E−03−7.6551E−03 1.9385E−02 −2.2068E−01 A12= 2.3922E−03 1.9311E−03−1.0742E−02 1.8733E−01 A14= −4.0055E−04 −2.1676E−04 2.1430E−03−1.0321E−01 A16= 2.6791E−05 6.5543E−06 4.5882E−04 3.6042E−02 A18= — —−2.4502E−04 −7.2010E−03 A20= — — 2.6549E−05 6.1973E−04 Surface # 7 8 910 k= 9.0000E+01 −4.5309E+00 −9.0000E+01 −7.1022E+00 A4= 2.5384E−03−7.0045E−02 −1.9761E−01 −1.0960E−01 A6= 2.2073E−03 1.0524E−01 1.2838E−017.7182E−02 A8= −1.9652E−01 −1.2408E−01 −5.7447E−02 −3.8617E−02 A10=4.7202E−01 9.1524E−02 1.7102E−02 1.3131E−02 A12= −5.6926E−01 −4.2972E−02−2.8142E−03 −2.9872E−03 A14= 3.9408E−01 1.2709E−02 1.6845E−04 4.4323E−04A16= −1.5959E−01 −2.2530E−03 1.5357E−05 −4.0513E−05 A18= 3.5378E−022.1615E−04 −2.8157E−06 2.0419E−06 A20= −3.3464E−03 −8.5654E−061.1714E−07 −4.3019E−08

In the 13th embodiment, the equation of the aspheric surface profiles ofthe aforementioned lens elements is the same as the equation of the 1stembodiment. Also, the definitions of these parameters shown in thefollowing table are the same as those stated in the 1st embodiment withcorresponding values for the 13th embodiment, so an explanation in thisregard will not be provided again.

Moreover, these parameters can be calculated from Table 25 and Table 26as the following values and satisfy the following conditions:

13th Embodiment f [mm] 4.14 T23/CT3 0.45 Fno 1.05 TL [mm] 5.99 HFOV[deg.] 34.0 TL/EPD 1.51 V1 20.4 TL/ImgH 2.06 V2 20.4 R2/R1 1.08 V3 20.4R3/f 0.52 V4 20.4 R3/R4 0.56 Vmax 20.4 R6/R7 −0.86 V1 + V2 + V3 + V481.6 R7/R8 2.26 V1/V2 1.00 f/f1 0.25 V1/V3 1.00 f/f2 0.64 V1/V4 1.00f/f3 1.12 V2/V1 1.00 f/f4 −1.13 V2/V3 1.00 f/f1 + f/f2 0.89 V2/V4 1.00f/f3 + f/f4 −0.01 V3/V1 1.00 f/R6 −1.81 V3/V2 1.00 f2/f4 −1.77 V3/V41.00 f23/f 0.78 V4/V1 1.00 CRA [deg.] 26.1 V4/V2 1.00 Y42/Y11 1.40 V4/V31.00 Yc42/Y42 0.60, 0.82, CT2/CT4 2.31 0.95 CT4/CT3 0.21 Ymax/Ymin 1.92

14th Embodiment

FIG. 27 is a perspective view of an image capturing unit according tothe 14th embodiment of the present disclosure. In this embodiment, animage capturing unit 10 is a camera module including a lens unit 11, adriving device 12, an image sensor 13 and an image stabilizer 14. Thelens unit 11 includes the imaging optical lens assembly disclosed in the12th embodiment, a barrel and a holder member (their reference numeralsare omitted) for holding the imaging optical lens assembly. The imaginglight converges in the lens unit 11 of the image capturing unit 10 togenerate an image with the driving device 12 utilized for image focusingon the image sensor 13, and the generated image is then digitallytransmitted to other electronic component for further processing.

The driving device 12 can have auto focusing functionality, anddifferent driving configurations can be obtained through the usages ofvoice coil motors (VCM), micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS),piezoelectric systems, or shape memory alloy materials. The drivingdevice 12 is favorable for obtaining a better imaging position of thelens unit 11, so that a clear image of the imaged object can be capturedby the lens unit 11 with different object distances. The image sensor 13(for example, CCD or CMOS), which can feature high photosensitivity andlow noise, is disposed on the image surface of the imaging optical lensassembly to provide higher image quality.

The image stabilizer 14, such as an accelerometer, a gyro sensor and aHall Effect sensor, is configured to work with the driving device 12 toprovide optical image stabilization (01S). The driving device 12 workingwith the image stabilizer 14 is favorable for compensating for pan andtilt of the lens unit 11 to reduce blurring associated with motionduring exposure. In some cases, the compensation can be provided byelectronic image stabilization (EIS) with image processing software,thereby improving image quality while in motion or low-light conditions.

15th Embodiment

FIG. 28 is one perspective view of an electronic device according to the15th embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 29 is anotherperspective view of the electronic device in FIG. 28 . FIG. 30 is ablock diagram of the electronic device in FIG. 28 .

In this embodiment, an electronic device 20 is a smartphone includingthe image capturing unit 10 disclosed in the 14th embodiment, an imagecapturing unit 10 a, an image capturing unit 10 b, a flash module 21, afocus assist module 22, an image signal processor 23, a user interface24 and an image software processor 25. The image capturing unit 10, theimage capturing unit 10 a and the image capturing unit 10 b all face thesame direction, and each of the image capturing units 10, 10 a and 10 bhas a single focal point. Furthermore, the image capturing unit 10 a andthe image capturing unit 10 b both have a configuration similar to thatof the image capturing unit 10. In detail, each of the image capturingunit 10 a and the image capturing unit 10 b includes a lens unit, adriving device, an image sensor and an image stabilizer, and the lensunit includes a lens system, a barrel and a holder member for holdingthe lens system.

In this embodiment, the image capturing units 10, 10 a, 10 b havedifferent fields of view (e.g., the image capturing unit 10 a is awide-angle image capturing unit, the image capturing unit 10 b is atelephoto image capturing unit and the image capturing unit 10 has afield of view ranging between that of the image capturing unit 10 a andthe image capturing unit 10 b), such that the electronic device 20 hasvarious magnification ratios so as to meet the requirement of opticalzoom functionality. In this embodiment, the electronic device 20includes multiple image capturing units, but the present disclosure isnot limited to the number of image capturing units.

When a user captures images of an object 26, the light rays converge inthe image capturing unit 10, the image capturing unit 10 a or the imagecapturing unit 10 b to generate an image(s), and the flash module 21 isactivated for light supplement. The focus assist module 22 detects theobject distance of the imaged object 26 to achieve fast auto focusing.The image signal processor 23 is configured to optimize the capturedimage to improve image quality. The light beam emitted from the focusassist module 22 can be either conventional infrared or laser. The userinterface 24 can be a touch screen or a physical button. The user isable to interact with the user interface 24 and the image softwareprocessor 25 having multiple functions to capture images and completeimage processing. The image processed by the image software processor 25can be displayed on the user interface 24.

The smartphone in this embodiment is only exemplary for showing theimage capturing unit 10 of the present disclosure installed in anelectronic device, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto.The image capturing unit 10 can be optionally applied to optical systemswith a movable focus. Furthermore, the imaging optical lens assembly ofthe image capturing unit 10 features good capability in aberrationcorrections and high image quality, and can be applied to 3D(three-dimensional) image capturing applications, in products such asdigital cameras, mobile devices, digital tablets, smart televisions,network surveillance devices, dashboard cameras, vehicle backup cameras,multi-camera devices, image recognition systems, motion sensing inputdevices, wearable devices and other electronic imaging devices.

The foregoing description, for the purpose of explanation, has beendescribed with reference to specific embodiments. It is to be noted thatTABLES 1-26 show different data of the different embodiments; however,the data of the different embodiments are obtained from experiments. Theembodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain theprinciples of the disclosure and its practical applications, to therebyenable others skilled in the art to best utilize the disclosure andvarious embodiments with various modifications as are suited to theparticular use contemplated. The embodiments depicted above and theappended drawings are exemplary and are not intended to be exhaustive orto limit the scope of the present disclosure to the precise formsdisclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in view of theabove teachings.

What is claimed is:
 1. An imaging optical lens assembly comprising: fourlens elements, the four lens elements being, in order from an objectside to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, athird lens element and a fourth lens element; each of the four lenselements having an object-side surface facing toward the object side andan image-side surface facing toward the image side; wherein the firstlens element has positive refractive power, the image-side surface ofthe second lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof, thefourth lens element has negative refractive power, and at least one ofall lens surfaces of the four lens elements is aspheric and has at leastone inflection point; wherein a maximum value among all Abbe numbers ofthe four lens elements of the imaging optical lens assembly is Vmax, afocal length of the imaging optical lens assembly is f, a focal lengthof the third lens element is f3, a focal length of the fourth lenselement is f4, and the following conditions are satisfied:10.0<V max<38.0;0.35<f/f3+f/f4<3.0; and−0.45<f/f4<1.5.
 2. The imaging optical lens assembly of claim 1, whereinan Abbe number of the first lens element is V1, an Abbe number of thesecond lens element is V2, an Abbe number of the third lens element isV3, an Abbe number of the fourth lens element is V4, and the followingcondition is satisfied:40.0<V1+V2+V3+V4<120.0.
 3. The imaging optical lens assembly of claim 1,wherein a central thickness of the third lens element is CT3, a centralthickness of the fourth lens element is CT4, and the following conditionis satisfied:0<CT4/CT3<1.60.
 4. The imaging optical lens assembly of claim 1, whereina curvature radius of the image-side surface of the third lens elementis R6, a curvature radius of the object-side surface of the fourth lenselement is R7, and the following condition is satisfied:R6/R7<−0.70.
 5. The imaging optical lens assembly of claim 1, wherein anf-number of the imaging optical lens assembly is Fno, and the followingcondition is satisfied:0.50<Fno<2.20.
 6. The imaging optical lens assembly of claim 1, whereinthe object-side surface of the third lens element is concave in aparaxial region thereof.
 7. The imaging optical lens assembly of claim1, wherein either an absolute value of a curvature radius of theobject-side surface of the fourth lens element or an absolute value of acurvature radius of the image-side surface of the fourth lens element isa minimum among absolute values of curvature radii of all lens surfacesof the four lens elements.
 8. An imaging optical lens assemblycomprising: four lens elements, the four lens elements being, in orderfrom an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a secondlens element, a third lens element and a fourth lens element; each ofthe four lens elements having an object-side surface facing toward theobject side and an image-side surface facing toward the image side;wherein the image-side surface of the third lens element is convex in aparaxial region thereof, the fourth lens element has positive refractivepower, the object-side surface of the fourth lens element is convex in aparaxial region thereof, and at least one of all lens surfaces of thefour lens elements is aspheric and has at least one inflection point;wherein a maximum value among all Abbe numbers of the four lens elementsof the imaging optical lens assembly is Vmax, an axial distance betweenthe object-side surface of the first lens element and an image surfaceis TL, an entrance pupil diameter of the imaging optical lens assemblyis EPD, and the following conditions are satisfied:10.0<V max<38.0; and1.0<TL/EPD<2.0.
 9. The imaging optical lens assembly of claim 8, whereinthe maximum value among all Abbe numbers of the four lens elements ofthe imaging optical lens assembly is Vmax, and the following conditionis satisfied:14.0<V max<32.0.
 10. The imaging optical lens assembly of claim 8,wherein the axial distance between the object-side surface of the firstlens element and the image surface is TL, the entrance pupil diameter ofthe imaging optical lens assembly is EPD, a maximum image height of theimaging optical lens assembly is ImgH, and the following conditions aresatisfied:1.0<TL/EPD<1.86; and1.0<TL/ImgH<3.0.
 11. The imaging optical lens assembly of claim 8,wherein a focal length of the imaging optical lens assembly is f, acurvature radius of the image-side surface of the third lens element isR6, and the following condition is satisfied:−2.08≤f/R6<0.
 12. The imaging optical lens assembly of claim 11, whereinthe focal length of the imaging optical lens assembly is f, thecurvature radius of the image-side surface of the third lens element isR6, and the following condition is satisfied:−1.44<f/R6<0.
 13. The imaging optical lens assembly of claim 8, whereinthe first lens element has positive refractive power, the object-sidesurface of the first lens element is convex in a paraxial regionthereof, and the image-side surface of the first lens element is concavein a paraxial region thereof.
 14. The imaging optical lens assembly ofclaim 8, wherein either an absolute value of a curvature radius of theobject-side surface of the fourth lens element or an absolute value of acurvature radius of the image-side surface of the fourth lens element isa minimum among absolute values of curvature radii of all lens surfacesof the four lens elements.
 15. An imaging optical lens assemblycomprising: four lens elements, the four lens elements being, in orderfrom an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a secondlens element, a third lens element and a fourth lens element; each ofthe four lens elements having an object-side surface facing toward theobject side and an image-side surface facing toward the image side;wherein the first lens element has negative refractive power, theimage-side surface of the second lens element is convex in a paraxialregion thereof, the image-side surface of the third lens element isconvex in a paraxial region thereof, the fourth lens element haspositive refractive power, the object-side surface of the fourth lenselement is convex in a paraxial region thereof, the image-side surfaceof the fourth lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof, atleast one of all lens surfaces of the four lens elements is aspheric andhas at least one inflection point, and each of at least three of thefour lens elements has an Abbe number smaller than 38.0; wherein a focallength of the imaging optical lens assembly is f, a curvature radius ofthe image-side surface of the third lens element is R6, and thefollowing condition is satisfied:−2.08≤f/R6<0.
 16. The imaging optical lens assembly of claim 15, whereinan Abbe number of the first lens element is V1, an Abbe number of thesecond lens element is V2, an Abbe number of the third lens element isV3, an Abbe number of the fourth lens element is V4, and the followingcondition is satisfied:40.0<V1+V2+V3+V4<120.0.
 17. The imaging optical lens assembly of claim15, wherein an axial distance between the second lens element and thethird lens element is T23, a central thickness of the third lens elementis CT3, and the following condition is satisfied:0<T23/CT3≤0.82.
 18. The imaging optical lens assembly of claim 15,wherein the curvature radius of the image-side surface of the third lenselement is R6, a curvature radius of the object-side surface of thefourth lens element is R7, and the following condition is satisfied:R6/R7<−0.70.
 19. The imaging optical lens assembly of claim 15, whereinan f-number of the imaging optical lens assembly is Fno, and thefollowing condition is satisfied:0.70<Fno<1.70.
 20. The imaging optical lens assembly of claim 15,wherein the image-side surface of the fourth lens element has at leastone critical point in an off-axis region thereof, a maximum effectiveradius of the image-side surface of the fourth lens element is Y42, avertical distance between a critical point on the image-side surface ofthe fourth lens element and an optical axis is Yc42, and the followingcondition is satisfied:0.10<Yc42/Y42<0.90.